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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Volume 27, 2009 - Issue 3
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The doing and un-doing of public participation during environmental impact assessments in Kenya

Nick Okello Eco-excellence Consultancy Ltd, PO Box 49645, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya E-mail: [email protected]
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Lindsay Beevers Hydraulic Engineering
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Wim Douven UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]
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Jan Leentvaar UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]
Pages 217-226 | Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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