Regional economic impacts of environmental management of radiological hazards: An initial analysis of a complex problem

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-390

  Greenberg, Michael ^a   Lewis, David ^a   Frisch, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035006220     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046124     Document Type: Article

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