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Tokenism or Political Activism? Some Reflections on Participatory Planning

Valeria Monno Department of Water Engineering & Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
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Abdul Khakee Department of Environment & Planning, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 85-101 | Published online: 29 Feb 2012

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