Public perceptions of environmental risks and willingness to act

Knowledge, Power, and Participation in Environmental Policy Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 297-314

  Midden, Cees J H ^a   Meijnders, Anneloes L ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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