Framing large-scale projects: Barcelona Forum and the Challenge of Balancing Local and Global Needs

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-156

  Majoor, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barcelona; framing; large scale projects; Universal Forum of Cultures; urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957851558     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X11402694     Document Type: Article

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