Cities: A Global Threat and a Missed Opportunity for Climate Change

Environment and Urbanization Asia

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-129

  Lindfield, Michael ^a  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

Author keywords

energy efficient cities; sustainable urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996260936     PISSN: 09754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097542531000100202     Document Type: Article

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