IKEA and Small City Development in Sweden: Planning Myths, Realities, and Unsustainable Mobilities

International Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-145

  Hrelja, Robert ^a   Isaksson, Karolina ^a   Richardson, Tim ^b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84861109495     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: 14699265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2012.672797     Document Type: Article

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