Smart Growth Policy Choice: A Resource Dependency and Local Governance Explanation

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 679-707

  Hawkins, Christopher V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interest groups; Intergovernmental planning; Local governance; Resource dependency; Smart growth policy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND USE PLANNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 81855192783     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2011.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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