Deliberative mapping: A novel analytic-deliberative methodology to support contested science-policy decisions

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-322

  Burgess, Jacquelin ^a   Stirling, Andy ^b   Clark, Judy ^c   Davies, Gail ^d   Eames, Malcolm ^e   Staley, Kristina ^f   Williamson, Suzanne ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c The Open University

^d UCL

^e BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f TwoCan Associates

^g NONE

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EID: 34250217470     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662507077510     Document Type: Article

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