Public participation in science and technology decision making: Trends for the future

Technology in Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 155-166

  Chopyak, Jill ^a   Levesque, Peter ^b  

^a Loka Institute   (United States)

^b Research Council of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Community based research; Consensus conferences; Democracy; Research and development; Science and technology policy; Science, technology and society

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 6444244620     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-791X(01)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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