Images of the public in the debates about risk: Consequences for participation

Portuguese Journal of Social Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-163

  de Lima, Maria Luísa Pedroso ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

NIMBY; Participation; Risk analysis; Risk management; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749086078     PISSN: 1476413X     EISSN: 17589509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/pjss.2.3.149/1     Document Type: Article

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