Public collaboration in transportation: A case study

Public Works Management and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-80

  Majumdar, Sarmistha R ^a   Moynihan, Colleen ^b   Pierce, Jason ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Consensual decision making; Denton County Transportation Authority; Public involvement plan; Public transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349093969     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: 15527549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X09340586     Document Type: Article

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