Exploring the middle ground between environmental protection and economic growth

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 413-426

  Kaplowitz, Michael D ^a   Lupi, Frank ^a   Yeboah, Felix K ^a   Thorp, Laurie G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making in science; environmental communications; environmental policy; participation in science policy; public opinion; public participation; survey methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876713676     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662511424545     Document Type: Article

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