Local participatory mechanisms and collective actions for sustainable urban development in Turkey

Habitat International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Varol, Cigdem ^a   Ercoskun, Ozge Yalciner ^a   Gurer, Nilufer ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

City councils; Governance; LA21; Participation; Sustainable urban development; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

TURKEY;

EID: 77956897713     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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