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Emotion and rationality: the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects

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Emotion and rationality: the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects . / Cass, Noel; Walker, Gordon.
In: Emotion, Space and Society, Vol. 2, No. 1, 07.2009, p. 62-69.

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Cass, N & Walker, G 2009, 'Emotion and rationality: the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects ', Emotion, Space and Society, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2009.05.006

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Cass, N., & Walker, G. (2009). Emotion and rationality: the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects . Emotion, Space and Society, 2(1), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2009.05.006

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Cass N, Walker G. Emotion and rationality: the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects . Emotion, Space and Society. 2009 Jul;2(1):62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.emospa.2009.05.006

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Cass, Noel ; Walker, Gordon. / Emotion and rationality : the characterisation and evaluation of opposition to renewable energy projects . In: Emotion, Space and Society. 2009 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 62-69.

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