The role of (de-)essentialisation within siting conflicts: An interdisciplinary approach

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-159

  Batel, Susana ^a,b   Devine Wright, Patrick ^a   Wold, Line ^c   Egeland, Helene ^d   Jacobsen, Gerd ^d   Aas, Oystein ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

(de )essentialisation; Human geography; People place relations; Renewable energy and associated technologies; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946542887     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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