Planning Consultants’ Influence on Local Comprehensive Plans

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 199-208

  Loh, Carolyn G ^a   Norton, Richard K ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; governance; growth management; land use; public administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930452605     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: 15526577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X14566868     Document Type: Article

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