Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning: Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure? (2024)

Hilbers, A. M., Sijtsma, F. J., Busscher, T. (2024). Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning: Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure? Land Use Policy, 138, Article 106997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106997

Hilbers, Anne Marel ; Sijtsma, Frans J. ; Busscher, Tim et al. / Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning : Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure?. In: Land Use Policy. 2024 ; Vol. 138.

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Hilbers, AM, Sijtsma, FJ, Busscher, T 2024, 'Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning: Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure?', Land Use Policy, vol. 138, 106997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106997

Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning: Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure? / Hilbers, Anne Marel; Sijtsma, Frans J.; Busscher, Tim et al.
In: Land Use Policy, Vol. 138, 106997, 03.2024.

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Hilbers AM, Sijtsma FJ, Busscher T, Arts J. Limits to participation in road infrastructure planning: Which choices do citizens make when their valued landscapes are under pressure? Land Use Policy. 2024 Mar;138:106997. Epub 2023 Dec 22. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106997