Assessing project approval procedures as formalised forms of public participation
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Assessing project approval procedures as formalised forms of public participation
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عنوان ژورنال: Poiesis & Praxis
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1615-6609,1615-6617
DOI: 10.1007/s10202-012-0124-3