How can cities support sustainability: A bibliometric analysis of urban metabolism

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 93, Issue , 2018, Pages 704-717

  Cui, Xuezhu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Cities; Indicators; Recycling; Sustainability; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RECYCLING; URBAN GROWTH;

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CITIES; CLUSTERING ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; URBAN METABOLISMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 85047557197     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.056     Document Type: Review

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