The Greenest Government Ever? Planning and Sustainability in England after the May 2010 Elections

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-44

  Cowell, Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTION; GOVERNMENT; PLANNING SYSTEM; POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84874773394     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2012.694299     Document Type: Article

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