Communication and information in france’s underground laboratory siting process: Clarity of procedure, ambivalence of effects

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 411-430

  Barthe, Yannick ^a   Mays, Claire ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Institut Symlog   (France)

Author keywords

Andra; CLI; Democracy; France; Public information; Radioactive waste; Risk communication; Waste Act of 30 December 1991

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994558057     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870110051534     Document Type: Article

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