Can PlaNYC make New York City "greener and greater" for everyone?: Sustainability planning and the promise of environmental justice

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 959-976

  Rosan, Christina D ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"just sustainability"; environmental justice; equity; PlaNYC; sustainability planning; urban

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING PRACTICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867211749     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.627322     Document Type: Article

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