When Uncertainty is Interpreted as Risk: An Analysis of Tensions Relating to Spatial Planning Reform in England

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-74

  Gunn, Susannah ^a   Hillier, Jean ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

planning reform; proactive planning; risk; strategic spatial planning; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895066732     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2013.848530     Document Type: Article

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