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Planning Cells: A Gate to “Fractal” Mediation

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Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation

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Ecology suffers. Humanity is far from having peace with Nature. The world population explodes. Ethnic conflicts are ubiquitous. Wars and civil wars are haunting all continents and many nations. The individual in society has lost functions and lacks cultural identity. Millions of people die from hunger. Millions are driven away from home and live in refugee camps. Problems abound!

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  1. Center for Technology Assessment, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

    Thomas Webler

  3. National Research Center, Jülich, Germany

    Peter Wiedemann

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Dienel, P.C., Renn, O. (1995). Planning Cells: A Gate to “Fractal” Mediation. In: Renn, O., Webler, T., Wiedemann, P. (eds) Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation. Technology, Risk, and Society, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0131-8_6

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