An empirical investigation of social innovation initiatives for sustainable urban development

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 33, Issue , 2017, Pages 113-125

  Angelidou, Margarita ^a   Psaltoglou, Artemis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cities; Citizen profiles; Environment; Smart; Sustainability; Technology

Indexed keywords

SMART CITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

CITIES; CITIZEN PROFILE; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INNOVATION MECHANISMS; SMART; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

INNOVATION;

EID: 85020435872     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.05.016     Document Type: Article

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