The craft and theory of public participation: A dialectical process

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-71

  Webler, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b Social and Environ Res Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0002725579     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136698799376989     Document Type: Article

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