Situation normal? Repairing a risky ecology

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Henke, Christopher R ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Power; Repair; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847249101     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706069436     Document Type: Review

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