The importance of context for effective public engagement: Learning from the governance of waste

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 991-1009

  Bull, Richard ^a   Petts, Judith ^b   Evans, James ^c  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Deliberative democracy; Governance; Learning; Public engagement; Waste

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958076537     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.495503     Document Type: Article

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