Urban containment strategies: A case-study appraisal of plans and policies in Japanese, British, and Canadian cities

Land Use Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-485

  Millward, Hugh ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Britain; Canada; Development boundary; Greenbelt; Growth management; Japan; Smart growth; TOD; Urban containment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL; POLICY STRATEGY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745653692     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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