The politics of facts: Local environmental conflicts and expertise

Environmental Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 765-785

  Pellizzoni, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

environment; expertise; local conflicts; NIMBY; politicisation; science and technology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; POLICY MAKING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84858805503     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2011.617164     Document Type: Article

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