Public perceptions of global warming: United States and international perspectives

Climate Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Bord, Richard J ^a   Fisher, Ann ^a   O'Connor, Robert E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Climate change; Global warming

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033579662     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr011075     Document Type: Article

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