Hearing but not listening? A participatory assessment of public participation in planning

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 761-782

  Conrad, Elisabeth ^a   Cassar, Louis F ^a   Christie, Mike ^b   Fazey, Ioan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING;

MALTA;

EID: 80053588449     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c10137     Document Type: Article

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