Willing and able: Explaining individuals' engagement in environmental policy making

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 833-846

  Johnson, R J ^a   Scicchitano, M J ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Environmental attitudes; Environmental policy making; Nuclear power; Risk; Trust; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER; POLICY MAKING; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349750104     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560903083772     Document Type: Article

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