The sustainable communities experiment in the United States: Insights from three federal-level initiatives

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-449

  Chifos, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinton Gore administration; Federal policy; President's Council on Sustainable Development; Sustainable communities; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548132044     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X06297860     Document Type: Article

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