Performance indicators in town planning: Much ado about nothing?

Local Government Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Houghton, Michael ^a  

^a National Heritage Memorial Fund

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PERFORMANCE INDICATOR; PLANNING ROLE; TOWN PLANNING;

UK;

EID: 0031449620     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003939708433861     Document Type: Review

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10. Ibid., p.42
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