'Make No Little Plans': Anatomy of Planning Ambition and Prospect

Geographical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-255

  Gleeson, Brendan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compact city; Determinism; Geographical science; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANNING PROCESS; PLANNING THEORY; RESOURCE USE; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84864516713     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00728.x     Document Type: Review

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