Perceptions toward stewardship among residents living near U.S. Department of Energy nuclear facilities

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-78

  Williams, Bryan L ^a   Magsumbol, Melina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Institutional trust; Nuclear facilities; Stewardship; U.S. Department of Energy

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESIDENT POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846374316     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-005-9003-6     Document Type: Article

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