Growing design? Challenges and constraints facing design consultancies in three english city-regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 873-887

  Sunley, Peter ^a   Pinch, Steven ^a   Macmillen, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City region; Constraints; Consultancy; Design; Policy

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SKILLED LABOR; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN GROWTH; WORLD CITY;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954248143     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343401003604671     Document Type: Article

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