Sustainable land-use planning: Revitalising a flood prone office park

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-196

  Mandarano, Lynn ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood hazard mitigation; Stormwater management; Sustainable land use; Transfer to development rights

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; PARK MANAGEMENT; PLANNING PRACTICE;

EID: 77249091200     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560903529584     Document Type: Article

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