Towards weather ethics: From chance to choice with weather modification

Ethics, Place and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-67

  Joronen, Sanna ^a   Oksanen, Markku ^a   Vuorisalo, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER;

EID: 79959727830     PISSN: 1366879X     EISSN: 14696703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2011.561600     Document Type: Article

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