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National policies such as the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation or the Smart Cities Mission tend to focus on infrastructural and technological solutions.
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- Authors
- Mundoli, S., Unnikrishnan, H., & Nagendra, H.
- Affiliations
- Azim Premji University (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Mundoli, Seema
- Venue
- DECISION
- Published
- 2017-04-29
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 103-120
- ISSN
- 0304-0941 (ISSN-L)
- 2197-1722
- OpenAlex
- W2608997685
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- 47
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- 47
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- 2.65
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- DECISION (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Azim Premji University (RC00035)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › Smart Cities and Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Keywords
- smart cities, urban ecosystems, common-pool resources, urban commons, ecosystem services, provisioning services, urban green space, urban poverty, cultural ecosystem services, urban sustainability, India
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