Introduction: Does planning theory affect practice, and if so, how?

Planning Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-107

  Alexander, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING PRACTICE; PLANNING THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77951440838     PISSN: 14730952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473095209357862     Document Type: Article

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