Spatial and Environmental Planning Challenges in Amman, Jordan

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-386

  Meaton, Julia ^a   Alnsour, Jamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMMAN; JORDAN;

EID: 84861491793     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2012.673321     Document Type: Article

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