Dynamic sustainability performance during urbanization process between BRICS countries

Habitat International

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 19-33

  Shen, Liyin ^a   Shuai, Chenyang ^a   Jiao, Liudan ^a   Tan, Yongtao ^b   Song, Xiangnan ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BRICS countries; Sustainability; Sustainable urbanization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GLOBALIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85006788908     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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