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Emerging Risk Communication Challenges Associated with Shale Gas Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Christopher E Clarke ,
Darrick T.N. Evensen ,
Jeffrey Jacquet  and
Richard C. Stedman
Christopher E Clarke
Affiliation:
George Mason University, Department of Communication
Darrick T.N. Evensen
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
Jeffrey Jacquet
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Rural Studies, South Dakota State University
Richard C. Stedman
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
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European Journal of Risk Regulation , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , September 2012 , pp. 424 - 430
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