Theory and practice in planning the suburbs: Challenges to implementing new urbanism, smart growth, and sustainability principles

Planning Theory and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-33

  Grant, Jill L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Implementation; New urbanism; Smart growth; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

PLANNING PRACTICE; PLANNING PROCESS; PLANNING THEORY; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67651036566     PISSN: 14649357     EISSN: 1470000X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649350802661683     Document Type: Article

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