Communicating ignorance and the development of post-mining landscapes

Science Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Gross, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ignorance; Landscape design; Nonknowledge; Science in public; Surface mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748938445     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547007309103     Document Type: Article

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