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Savini, F., Majoor, S. J. H., & Salet, W. (2015). Dilemmas of planning: intervention, regulation, and investment. Planning Theory, 14(3), 296-315.

Savini, Federico ; Majoor, S.J.H. ; Salet, Willem. / Dilemmas of planning : intervention, regulation, and investment. In: Planning Theory. 2015 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 296-315.

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Savini, F, Majoor, SJH & Salet, W 2015, 'Dilemmas of planning: intervention, regulation, and investment', Planning Theory, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 296-315.

Dilemmas of planning: intervention, regulation, and investment. / Savini, Federico; Majoor, S.J.H.; Salet, Willem.
In: Planning Theory, Vol. 14, No. 3, 01.01.2015, p. 296-315.

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Savini F, Majoor SJH, Salet W. Dilemmas of planning: intervention, regulation, and investment. Planning Theory. 2015 Jan 1;14(3):296-315.