A holistic evaluation of smart city performance in the context of China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 200, Issue , 2018, Pages 667-679

  Shen, Liyin ^a   Huang, Zhenhua ^a   Wong, Siu Wai ^b   Liao, Shiju ^c   Lou, Yingli ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c YANGTZE NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Evaluation indicators; Holistic view; Smart city

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS;

CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; EVALUATION INDICATORS; HOLISTIC EVALUATIONS; HOLISTIC VIEW; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SMART INFRASTRUCTURES;

SMART CITY;

EID: 85053145040     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.281     Document Type: Article

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