A policy window opens: Strategic environmental assessment in York Region, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-354

  Kirchhoff, Denis ^a   McCarthy, Dan ^a   Crandall, Debbe D ^b   McDowell, Laura ^c   Whitelaw, Graham ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition ^*  (Canada)

^c Regional Municipality of York   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

growth management; master plan; policy windows; Regional Municipality of York; Strategic environmental assessment; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77958070480     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333210003632     Document Type: Article

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