A micro-level indexing model for assessing urban ecosystem sustainability

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-315

  Dizdaroglu, Didem ^a   Yigitcanlar, Tan ^a   Dawes, Les ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Indexing model; Micro level analysis; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable development; Sustainable urban development; Urban ecosystems; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044961     PISSN: 20466099     EISSN: 20466102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20466091211287155     Document Type: Article

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