Performance measurement innovation in English planning authorities

Planning Theory and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-333

  Carmona, Matthew ^a   Sieh, Louie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best value; Local planning authorities; Measuring quality; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANNING PROCESS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 24744432669     PISSN: 14649357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649350500208944     Document Type: Article

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