A study of best practices in promoting sustainable urbanization in China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 193, Issue , 2017, Pages 8-18

  Tan, Yongtao ^a   Xu, Hui ^b   Jiao, Liudan ^c   Ochoa, J Jorge ^d   Shen, Liyin ^e  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Best practice; China; Content analysis; Environmental management; Social network analysis; Sustainable urbanization

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS; URBANIZATION; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA;

CHINA; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 85011966434     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.058     Document Type: Article

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