Interrupting the social amplification of risk process: a case study in collective emissions reduction

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-308

  Busby, J S ^a   Alcock, R E ^a   MacGillivray, B H ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Emissions reduction; PBDEs; Social amplification

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST GAS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MATERIAL COATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 64049098678     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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