Ecological approaches in planning for sustainable cities a review of the literature

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 159-188

  Yigitcanlar, T ^a   Dizdaroglu, D ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental indicators; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable city; Sustainable urban development; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992305898     PISSN: 23833572     EISSN: 23833866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7508/gjesm.2015.02.008     Document Type: Article

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