Integrated assessment focus groups: Bridging the gap between science and policy?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Dürrenberger, Gregor ^a   Kastenholz, Hans ^b   Behringer, Jeannette ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Center of Technology Assessment in Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033380334     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154399781782257     Document Type: Article

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