Postnormal science, precautionary principle, and worst cases: The challenge of twenty-first century catastrophes

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-247

  Marshall, Brent K ^a   Picou, J Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 41549091830     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2008.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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