Building knowledge infrastructures for empowerment: A study of grassroots water monitoring networks in the Marcellus Shale

Science and Technology Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 26-43

  Jalbert, Kirk ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen Science; Environmental Justice; Infrastructures; Public Empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971383856     PISSN: 22434690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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