Public Engagement with Biotechnologies Offers Lessons for the Governance of Geoengineering Research and Beyond

PLoS Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Stilgoe, Jack ^a   Watson, Matthew ^b   Kuo, Kirsty ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOENGINEERING; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; PATENT; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE; ENGINEERING; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84889077176     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001707     Document Type: Article

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