Ranking the liveability of the world’s major cities: The global liveable cities index (GLCI)

Ranking the Liveability of the World's Major Cities: The Global Liveable Cities Index (GLCI)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-112

  Giap, Tan Khee ^a   Thye, Woo Wing ^b   Yam, Tan Kong ^a   Low, Linda ^a   Aw, Ee Ling Grace ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84967371762     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/8553     Document Type: Book

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