Whither the planning theory-practice gap? A case study on the relationship between urban indicators and planning theories

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-92

  Pissourios, Ioannis A ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Planning standards; Planning theory; Theory practice gap; Urban indicators

Indexed keywords

PLANNING THEORY; STANDARD (REGULATION); URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84888396099     PISSN: 20653913     EISSN: 20653921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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