Public participation and the environment: Do we know what works?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2685-2692

  Chess, Caron ^a   Purcell, Kristen ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

OUTCOME GOALS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0033566773     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es980500g     Document Type: Article

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