Participatory Deliberation, Risk Governance and Management of the Marine Region in the European Union

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 497-515

  Dreyer, Marion ^a   Boström, Magnus ^b   Jönsson, Anna Maria ^b  

^a DIALOGIK Non profit Institute for Communication and Cooperation Research   (Germany)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

deliberation; environmental risk; Marine regions; participation; risk governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926200061     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2013.866891     Document Type: Article

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