Public participation as public debate: A deliberative turn in natural resource management

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 529-540

  Parkins, John R ^a,b   Mitchell, Ross E ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deliberative democratic theory; Evaluation research; Public participation; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22244445182     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920590947977     Document Type: Article

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