Reconciling Livability and Sustainability: Conceptual and Practical Implications for Planning

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-160

  Gough, Meghan Z ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

comprehensive plan; livability; Partnership for Sustainable Communities; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930427019     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: 15526577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X15570320     Document Type: Article

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