Plan Quality Evaluation 1994–2012: Growth and Contributions, Limitations, and New Directions

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 433-450

  Lyles, Ward ^a   Stevens, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

content analysis; plan evaluation; plan quality; research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910663145     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: 15526577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X14549752     Document Type: Article

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