Overflow and containment in the aftermath of disaster

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Hilgartner, Stephen ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Hurricane Katrina; Politics; Public inquiries; Risk; Risk society; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847270863     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706069439     Document Type: Review

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