Land-use change in the 'edgelands': Policies and pressures in London's rural-urban fringe

Land Use Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 266-279

  Gant, Robert L ^a   Robinson, Guy M ^b   Fazal, Shahab ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Edgelands; Green Belt; Land use planning; London; Rural urban fringe

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL; GREENSPACE; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; ZONING POLICY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956752955     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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