Public perceptions of the environmental changes to the Thames Estuary in London, U.K.

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-277

  Tunstall, Sylvia ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encroachment; Environmental quality; Estuary management; Intertidal zone; Land claim; Land use; Public perception; Tidal control; Tidal influence; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034120388     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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