Evaluating the 'ethical matrix' as a radioactive waste management deliberative decision-support tool

Environmental Values

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-176

  Cotton, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic deliberative methods; Ethical matrix; Ethical tools; Public and stakeholder engagement; Radioactive waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; NATURAL RESOURCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77149175944     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327109X438044     Document Type: Article

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