Trust and perception related to information about biofuels in belgium

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 595-608

  van de Velde, Liesbeth ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Popp, Michael ^b   van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

biofuels; channels; consumer; information; sources; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST;

ADULT; BELGIUM; BIOFUELS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST;

EID: 79952462667     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662509358641     Document Type: Article

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