Ottawa-Hull and Canberra: Implementation of capital city plans

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-211

  Gordon, David L A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canberra; Capital cities; Ottawa Hull; Plan implementation

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PLANNING HISTORY; PLANNING PROCESS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA;

EID: 0036927655     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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