Risk, regulation and the practices of architects

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2555-2576

  Imrie, Rob ^a   Street, Emma ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MITIGATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 70350439247     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009344231     Document Type: Article

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