Public participation mechanisms in environmental disasters

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 821-837

  Skanavis, Constantina ^a   Koumouris, George A ^a   Petreniti, Vassiliki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental decision making; Environmental information; Environmental justice; Participatory mechanisms

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS; MINAMATA, JAPAN; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFESTYLE; MORALITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIOECONOMICS; THREAT; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 20744439870     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0120-z     Document Type: Review

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