Community-based protest against construction projects: A case study of movement continuity

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-144

  Teo, Melissa M ^a   Loosemore, Martin ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community relations; Construction project; Contagion; Protest; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RELATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; CONTAGION; PROTEST; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 79952406838     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.535545     Document Type: Article

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