Embracing sustainability: the incorporation of sustainability principles in municipal planning and policy in four mid-sized municipalities in Ontario, Canada

Local Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 219-240

  Stuart, John ^a   Collins, Patricia ^a   Alger, Morgan ^a,b   Whitelaw, Graham ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; integrated community sustainability planning; mid sized municipalities; Ontario; policy analysis

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOCAL PLANNING; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84958060186     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2014.936844     Document Type: Article

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