Offshore threats: Liquefied natural gas, terrorism, and environmental debate in connecticut

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-159

  Harrison, Blake ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmentalism; Liquefied natural gas; Long Island Sound; Scale; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER TERMINAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; LAND USE PLANNING; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; TERRORISM;

CONNECTICUT; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65449149767     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600701734422     Document Type: Article

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