Nuclear power after Japan: The social dimensions

Environment

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3-14

  Butler, Catherine ^a   Parkhill, Karen A ^a   Pidgeon, Nicholas F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857348789     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2011.623051     Document Type: Article

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