Scenario planning and nanotechnological futures

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Farber, Darryl ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK PERCEPTION;

DECISIONS MAKINGS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMED DECISION; MIXED SIGNAL; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; SCENARIO PLANNING; SOCIETAL IMPACTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80052805362     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/S02     Document Type: Article

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