Consumption advisories and compliance: The fishing public and the deamplification of risk

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-488

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FISHING COMMUNITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033904299     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713676577     Document Type: Article

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