Examining Community Perceptions of Energy Systems Development: The Role of Communication and Sense of Place

Environmental Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 184-204

  Boyd, Amanda D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community; energy systems; place attachment; risk communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936980789     PISSN: 17524032     EISSN: 17524040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2015.1047886     Document Type: Article

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