Post-war planning and policy tourism: the international study tours of the Town and Country Planning Association 1947–1961

Planning Theory and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 184-205

  Cook, Ian R ^a   Ward, Stephen V ^b   Ward, Kevin ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

policy mobilities; policy tourism; post war planning; study tours; Town and Country Planning Association

Indexed keywords

TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOWN PLANNING; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84930350271     PISSN: 14649357     EISSN: 1470000X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2015.1027948     Document Type: Article

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