Meeting the challenge of permanent nuclear waste disposal in an expanding Europe: Transparency, trust and democracy

Environmental Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 610-627

  Dawson, Jane ^a   Darst, Robert ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746154125     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010600785226     Document Type: Article

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