Precautionary local politics and coping with risks of radiofrequency fields in Spain

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 68-77

  Espluga, Josep ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell phone communications; Electromagnetic fields; Precautionary principle; Public participation; Risk management; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 15244349413     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2005.006263     Document Type: Review

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