Eco-cities and Sustainable Urbanism

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 829-837

  Joss, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Eco city; Ecological modernization; Ecosystem management; Governance; Low carbon urban development; Smart technology; Sustainable urban development; Sustainable urbanism; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995376184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.74010-4     Document Type: Chapter

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