The actions of discontent: Tea party and property rights activists pushing back against regional planning

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 190-200

  Trapenberg Frick, Karen ^a,b  

^a UC Berkeley s Department of City and Regional Planning   (United States)

^b University of California Transportation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda 21; property rights; regional planning; sustainability; Tea Party

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; AGENDA 21; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTA; CALIFORNIA; GEORGIA; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899944983     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2013.885312     Document Type: Article

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