After the cap: Risk assessment, citizen science and disaster recovery

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  McCormick, Sabrina ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Deepwater Horizon; Health; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871954705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05263-170431     Document Type: Article

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