Zoning, more than just a tool: Explaining Houston's regulatory practice

European Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1049-1065

  Buitelaar, Edwin ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; PLANNING PRACTICE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; ZONING SYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HOUSTONIA;

EID: 70449348464     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310902949588     Document Type: Article

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