Transitioning communities: Community, participation and the transition town movement

Community Development Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 558-572

  Connors, Phil ^a   McDonald, Peter ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 80053475991     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsq014     Document Type: Article

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