Pursuing Equity and Justice in a Changing Climate: Assessing Equity in Local Climate and Sustainability Plans in U.S. Cities

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 282-295

  Schrock, Greg ^a   Bassett, Ellen M ^b   Green, Jamaal ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

climate action planning; equity planning; participatory planning; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939605022     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: 15526577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X15580022     Document Type: Article

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