Slow growth and decline in Greater Sudbury: Challenges, opportunities, and foundations for a new planning agenda

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-26

  Hall, Heather M ^a  

^a Queens University   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Greater Sudbury; Population decline; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

EID: 77953945564     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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