Why Mass Media Matter to Planning Research: The Case of Megaprojects

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-181

  Flyvbjerg, Bent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mass media; media exposure; megaprojects; phronesis; planning research; public deliberation; tension points

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860667842     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X12441950     Document Type: Article

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