Rendering reform: Local authority planners and perceptions of public participation in Great Britain

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 110-131

  Clifford, Ben P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; identity; planning; profession; public participation; public sector reform

Indexed keywords

IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871307890     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.719015     Document Type: Article

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