Greenbelts as an environmental planning tool: A case study of southern Ontario, Canada

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-117

  Fung, Felix ^a   Conway, Tenley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Greenbelt; Greenway; Growth management; Land use policy; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250722548     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15239080701381355     Document Type: Review

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