Bordering on neglect: 'Environmental justice' in Australian planning

Australian Planner

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-173

  Byrne, Jason ^a   MacCallum, Diana ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; environmental justice; equity; land use planning; urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878538312     PISSN: 07293682     EISSN: 21506841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07293682.2013.776984     Document Type: Article

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