Making participation work when interests conflict: Moving from facilitating dialogue and moderating debate to mediating negotiations

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-456

  Forester, John ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846014115     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360608976765     Document Type: Article

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