How are California local jurisdictions incorporating a strategic environmental assessment in local comprehensive land use plans?

Local Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-328

  Tang, Zhenghong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Comprehensive plans; Local jurisdictions; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953281610     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830902764688     Document Type: Article

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