Identity, uncertainty and responsibility: Privileging place in a risk society

Children's Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-294

  Geldens, Paula M ^a   Bourke, Lisa ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beck; Identity; Responsibility; Risk; Rural; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951572529     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280802184013     Document Type: Article

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