Divergence or convergence? Devolution and transport policy in the United Kingdom

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-567

  Shaw, Jon ^a   MacKinnon, Danny ^b   Docherty, Iain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; POLICY STRATEGY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349100476     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0899r     Document Type: Article

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