Planning for sustainable development: A paradigm shift towards a process-based approach

Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-96

  Bagheri, Ali ^a   Hjorth, Peder ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Backcasting; Forecasting; Iran; Process; Social learning; Sustainable development; Tehran; Urban water

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; TEHRAN;

EID: 34247854821     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.310     Document Type: Article

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