The changing role and contribution of social science to nuclear waste management in Finland

Energy and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 427-453

  Litmanen, Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of science; Experts; Nuclear waste management; Public consent; Sociology of knowledge

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EFFECTIVENESS OF SCIENCE; EXPERTS; NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC CONSENT; SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLANNING PROCESS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; UNDERPINNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 55249105488     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830508784641390     Document Type: Article

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