Sustainable innovation and the siting dilemma: Thoughts on the stigmatization of projects and proponents, good and bad

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-250

  Edelstein, Michael R ^a  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FACILITIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MODERNIZATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

SITING; STIGMATIZATION; SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION; WASTE FACILITY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 1242265394     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987042000158730     Document Type: Article

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