Planning for Polycentricity in European Metropolitan Areas-Challenges, Expectations and Practices

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 400-419

  Schmitt, Peter ^a  

^a Nordregio   (Sweden)

Author keywords

METREX; metropolitan areas; planning work; polycentricity; strategic planning; territorial governance

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; PLANNING PRACTICE; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84887893227     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2013.780570     Document Type: Article

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