Emotion, science and rationality: The case of the Brent Spar

Environmental Values

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-368

  Huxham, Mark ^a   Sumner, David ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brent Spar; Precaution; Rationality; Science; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OIL SPILL;

EID: 0032695446     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327199129341860     Document Type: Article

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