Populism, localism and environmental politics: The logic and rhetoric of the stop stansted expansion campaign

Planning Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-144

  Griggs, Steven ^a   Howarth, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airports; Environmental planning; Large infrastructure projects; Localism; Political engagement; Populism

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POPULISM;

EID: 45249116211     PISSN: 14730952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473095208090431     Document Type: Article

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