Fright factors about wind turbines and health in Ontario newspapers before and after the Green Energy Act

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 234-250

  Deignan, Benjamin ^a   Harvey, Erin ^a   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

mass media; public health; risk communication; wind turbines

Indexed keywords

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DIZZINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; WIND POWER;

EID: 84877582171     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2013.776015     Document Type: Article

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