Fractures in Meta-Narratives of Development: An Interpretive Institutionalist Account of Land Use Development in the Boston City-Region

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-380

  Gibbs, David ^a   Krueger, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston; Economy environment; Institutions; North America; Smart growth; USA

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857445110     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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