The effectiveness of urban management in Jordanian municipalities

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 271-282

  Alnsour, J ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Jordan; Municipalities; Urban management; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN RESOURCE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING PRACTICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE USE; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

JORDAN;

EID: 84942092522     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SC140231     Document Type: Article

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