Soft spaces, fuzzy boundaries and spatial governance in post-devolution Wales

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1325-1348

  Heley, Jesse ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Local government; Partnership; The new spatial planning; Wales

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84879501200     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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