Public perception of the risks of liquefied natural gas terminals in Mexico: A prioritisation of communication strategies

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-346

  Martinez, Lauro ^a   Lambert, James ^a   Karvetski, Christopher ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication strategies; Energy security; Liquefied natural gas; Mexico; Multiple criteria decision analysis; Risk analysis; Robustness

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION THEORY; ENERGY SECURITY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; INVESTMENTS; OIL TERMINALS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); ME-XICO; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; REGULATORY POLICIES; RISK BASED APPROACHES;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 78349305539     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2010.037451     Document Type: Article

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