Regions, megaregions, and sustainability

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 863-876

  Stephen, Wheeler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Megaregions Metropolitan; Regional planning; Regions; Sustainability Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EQUITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND MANAGEMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

EID: 70349995062     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701861344     Document Type: Article

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