Measuring Sustainability for Rural Settlement Development: Environmental Balance Assessment Based on the Ecological Footprint
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0733-9488,1943-5444
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000337