Monetary compensation can increase public support for the siting of hazardous facilities

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-30

  Zaal, Maarten P ^a   Terwel, Bart W ^a   ter Mors, Emma ^a   Daamen, Dancker D L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hazardous facility; Host community; Monetary compensation; Taboo trade off; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888988272     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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