Without zoning: Urban development and land use controls in Houston

Cities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-41

  Qian, Zhu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Houston; Land use controls; Urban development; Zoning

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ZONING;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74249096600     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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