Observations on risks, the social sciences, and unconventional hydrocarbons

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-7

  Centner, Terence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Public attitudes; Unconventional hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991236844     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2016.08.007     Document Type: Article

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