Public engagement with information on renewable energy developments: The case of single, semi-urban wind turbines

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-64

  Parks, J M ^a   Theobald, K S ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commercial semi urban wind; information; key actors' expectations; local residents' perceptions; public engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872359681     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662511400962     Document Type: Article

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