Published 1991
by Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront in Ottawa, Ont .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Towards integrating environmental protection into land-use planning. |
| Statement | prepared for the Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront [by] Ronald L. Doering ... [et al.]. |
| Series | Publication (Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada)) -- 12 |
| Contributions | Doering, Ronald L. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HT169.C32 T6 1991 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 102, [20] p. : |
| Number of Pages | 102 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL21028287M |
| ISBN 10 | 0662189299 |
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