Oiling the gears of public participation: The value of organisations in establishing trinity of voice for communities impacted by the oil and gas industry

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 903-915

  Klassen, Jessica A ^a   Feldpausch Parker, Andrea M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Industry; Organisations; Public participation; Trinity of voice

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS INDUSTRY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OIL INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84855741425     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.615305     Document Type: Article

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