The utility of in-depth interviews for studying the meaning of environmental risk

Professional Geographer

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 307-320

  Baxter, Jamie ^a   Eyles, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental risk; In depth interviews; Qualitative methods; Rigor; Risk; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001408866     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00167     Document Type: Article

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