Environmental justice, values and scientific expertise

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-182

  Steel, Daniel ^a   Whyte, Kyle Powys ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL SCIENCE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84865818193     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: 10863249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2012.0010     Document Type: Article

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