Urban design as public policy: Evaluating the design dimension of Vancouver's planning system

International Planning Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-282

  Punter, John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANNING SYSTEM; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

CANADA;

EID: 0036446813     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356347022000027710     Document Type: Article

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