Constructing responsibilities for risk: Negotiating citizen - State relationships

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1312-1330

  Bickerstaff, Karen J ^a   Simmons, Peter ^b   Pidgeon, Nick ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45149114259     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a39150     Document Type: Article

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