The ethics of NIMBY conflicts

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-34

  Hermansson, Hélène ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collective good; Cost benefit; Ethics; Individual good; NIMBY; Rationality; Rights; Risk; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847292944     PISSN: 13862820     EISSN: 15728447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10677-006-9038-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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