Urban sustainability assessment tools: A review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 210, Issue , 2019, Pages 146-158

  Kaur, Harsimran ^a   Garg, Pushplata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Analysis; Criteria; Sustainability assessment tools; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; URBAN GROWTH;

ANALYSIS; BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CRITERIA; GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85057154517     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.009     Document Type: Review

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