What's the secret? Confidentiality in planning infrastructure using public/private partnerships

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-403

  Siemiatycki, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Design build; Infrastructure; Public private partnership

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 36549069161     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360708978520     Document Type: Article

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