The post-politics of transport: establishing a new meeting ground for transport politics

Geographical Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 196-205

  Legacy, Crystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Melbourne; participation; post political; transport politics; urban governance

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 85047622878     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12263     Document Type: Article

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