Urban policy and governance in a global environment: Complex systems, scale mismatches and public participation

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Bai, Xuemei ^a   McAllister, Ryan RJ ^a   Beaty, R Matthew ^a   Taylor, Bruce ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77956411510     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.05.008     Document Type: Review

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