Exploring the ways environmental science is used and valued by policy-makers in Portugal: A case study

Journal of Science Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Sardo, Ana Margarida ^a   Weitkamp, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873967986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18242049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22323/2.11030305     Document Type: Article

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