The role of citizen participation and action research principles in Main Street revitalization: An analysis of a local planning project

Action Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-93

  Silverman, Robert Mark ^a   Taylor, Henry L ^a   Crawford, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Cattaraugus County   (United States)

Author keywords

citizen participation; community development; neighborhood revitalization; urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749134711     PISSN: 14767503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476750307083725     Document Type: Article

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