Assessing and interpreting non-conformance in land-use planning implementation

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-287

  Loh, Carolyn G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GIS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LAND USE PLANNING;

EID: 79960672719     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2011.580111     Document Type: Article

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