A system dynamics model for simulating urban sustainability performance: A China case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 199, Issue , 2018, Pages 1107-1115

  Tan, Yongtao ^a   Jiao, Liudan ^b   Shuai, Chenyang ^a   Shen, Liyin ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Sustainable development; System dynamics; Urban sustainability performance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; SYSTEM THEORY; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA; RAPID URBANIZATION PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELLING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85054184764     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.154     Document Type: Article

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