Evaluating the Quality of Official Community Plans in Southern British Columbia

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 471-490

  Stevens, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; comprehensive plan; content analysis; implementation; plan quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887507790     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X13505649     Document Type: Article

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