Monitoring of indicators in local and regional planning practice: Concepts and issues

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-99

  Hoernig, Heidi ^a   Seasons, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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PLANNING PRACTICE;

EID: 4344587304     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269745042000246595     Document Type: Article

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