Participatory approaches in urban areas: Strengthening civil society or reinforcing the status quo?

Environment & Urbanization

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 231-250

  Mitlin, Diana ^a   Thompson, John ^a  

^a IIED ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; UK;

EID: 0029544304     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095624789500700113     Document Type: Article

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