Policy learning through public inquiries? The case of UK nuclear energy policy 1955-1961

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-25

  Rough, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952174176     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c09184     Document Type: Article

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