Developing UK spatial planning policy to respond to climate change

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-26

  Wilson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Institutional barriers; National governance; Policy discourse; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646239406     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15239080600634045     Document Type: Review

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