Is spatial decentralization in National Capital Region Delhi, India effective? An intervention-based evaluation

Habitat International

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-38

  Jain, Manisha ^a   Siedentop, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Affiliated Institute of ILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Interventions; National Capital Region Delhi; Spatial decentralization

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LAND USE PLANNING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84887582291     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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