Participating the Public: Group Process, Politics, and Planning

The use of new group process techniques in the review of projects and in developing plans and policies can result in meetings that are more civil, more efficient, more satisfying to participants, and more useful in terms of the information that is generated. However, planners need to be aware that f...

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Published in:Journal of planning education and research 1997-03, Vol.16 (3), p.177-187
Main Authors: Lowry, Kem, Adler, Peter, Milner, Neal
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