Avoiding the presumptive policy errors of intergovernmental environmental planning programmes: A case analysis of urban stormwater management planning

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-217

  Morison, Peter J ^a   Brown, Rebekah R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Intergovernmental environmental planning; Local government; Organisational dynamics; Urban stormwater

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY APPROACH; STORMWATER; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 77249168660     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560903529329     Document Type: Article

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