Using social goals to evaluate public participation in environmental decisions

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 75-103

  Beierle, Thomas C ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033458798     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1999.tb00879.x     Document Type: Article

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