Public contestation over agricultural pollution: a discourse network analysis on narrative strategies in the policy process

The overuse of fertilizers in agriculture and their entry into freshwater has many negative impacts on biodiversity and poses problems for drinking water resources in Germany. In response to exceeding levels of nitrate concentrations in groundwater in parts of the country, an intense public dispute...

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1. Verfasser: Bulian, Simon (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 October 2021
In: Policy sciences
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 54, Heft: 4, Pages: 783-821
ISSN:1573-0891
DOI:10.1007/s11077-021-09439-x
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