Critical next steps in research on public meetings and environmental decision making

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-160

  Halvorsen, Kathleen E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen involvement; Decision making; Public meetings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750590322     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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