Making a case for evidence-informed decision making for participatory urban design

Urban Design International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-348

  Nisha, Bobby ^a   Nelson, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; evidence based; urban design; urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869016109     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: 14684519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2012.16     Document Type: Article

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