Understanding the nature of publics and local policy commitment to Water Sensitive Urban Design

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Morison, Peter J ^a   Brown, Rebekah R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commitment; Environmental policy; Intergovernmental programs; Municipal context; Publics; Water Sensitive Urban Design

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; URBAN GROWTH;

COMMITMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MUNICIPAL CONTEXT; PUBLICS; WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGNS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; PHILOSOPHY; PRIVATE LAND; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 78650013503     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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