Public responses to community compensation: The importance of prior consultations with local residents

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 479-490

  Terwel, Bart W ^a   Koudenburg, Florentine A ^a   Ter Mors, Emma ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community benefits; Compensation; Consultation; Public participation; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927581183     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2186     Document Type: Article

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