Policy changes in the Government's road building programme: A U-turn or just an application of the brakes?

Town Planning Review

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-455

  Walton, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY CHANGE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORT POLICY;

UK;

EID: 0030441716     PISSN: 00410020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/tpr.67.4.7k6743w0r1174587     Document Type: Review

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