The relevance of physical forces on land-use change and planning process

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 607-627

  Pato, Rosinda Leonor ^a   Castro, Paula ^b   Tavares, Alexandre O ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

land use change; physical parameters; planning framework; RDA

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; PERIURBAN AREA; PLANNING PROCESS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84959214422     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1035773     Document Type: Article

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