Grand challenges in urban science

Frontiers in Built Environment

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Alberti, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; Cities; Complexity; Human natural systems; Urban science

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051821577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22973362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2017.00006     Document Type: Article

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