Can Community Empowerment Reduce Opposition to Housing? Evidence from Rural England

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-570

  Sturzaker, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSING POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLANNING PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855430732     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2011.626722     Document Type: Article

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