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Imagined publics and engagement around renewable energy technologies in the UK. / Barnett, Julie; Burningham, Kate; Walker, Gordon et al.
In: Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.2012, p. 36-50.

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Barnett, J, Burningham, K, Walker, G & Cass, N 2012, 'Imagined publics and engagement around renewable energy technologies in the UK', Public Understanding of Science, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510365663

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Barnett, J., Burningham, K., Walker, G., & Cass, N. (2012). Imagined publics and engagement around renewable energy technologies in the UK. Public Understanding of Science, 21(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510365663

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Barnett J, Burningham K, Walker G, Cass N. Imagined publics and engagement around renewable energy technologies in the UK. Public Understanding of Science. 2012 Jan;21(1):36-50. doi: 10.1177/0963662510365663

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Barnett, Julie ; Burningham, Kate ; Walker, Gordon et al. / Imagined publics and engagement around renewable energy technologies in the UK. In: Public Understanding of Science. 2012 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 36-50.

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