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Participatory local governance and transport planning. / Bickerstaff, K.; Walker, G.
In: Environment and Planning A, Vol. 33, No. 3, 01.01.2001, p. 431-451.

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Bickerstaff, K & Walker, G 2001, 'Participatory local governance and transport planning', Environment and Planning A, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 431-451. https://doi.org/10.1068/a33173

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Bickerstaff, K., & Walker, G. (2001). Participatory local governance and transport planning. Environment and Planning A, 33(3), 431-451. https://doi.org/10.1068/a33173

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Bickerstaff K, Walker G. Participatory local governance and transport planning. Environment and Planning A. 2001 Jan 1;33(3):431-451. doi: 10.1068/a33173

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Bickerstaff, K. ; Walker, G. / Participatory local governance and transport planning. In: Environment and Planning A. 2001 ; Vol. 33, No. 3. pp. 431-451.

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