Hot air ablowin! 'Media-speak', social conflict, and the Australian 'decoupled' wind farm controversy

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-217

  Hindmarsh, Richard ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

controversy; media; social conflict; socio technological systems; wind farms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; POLITICS; TECHNOLOGY; WIND;

AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; MASS MEDIA; POLITICS; TECHNOLOGY; WIND;

EID: 84896873401     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312713504239     Document Type: Article

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