The case for megapolitan growth management in the twenty-first century: Regional urban planning and sustainable development in the USA

International Journal of Law in the Built Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-129

  Ziegler, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cars; Cities; Sustainable development; Town planning; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104622     PISSN: 17561450     EISSN: 17561469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17561450910974722     Document Type: Review

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