Informing and interacting: The use of E-government for citizen participation in planning

Journal of E-Government

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 73-92

  Conroy, Maria Manta ^a   Evans Cowley, Jennifer ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; E government; Planning; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745097616     PISSN: 15424049     EISSN: 15424057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J399v01n03_05     Document Type: Review

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