Global warming versus ozone depletion: Failure and success in North America

Climate Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-274

  Ungar, Sheldon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hot crisis; Ozone hole; Social construction

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE DEPLETION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0038353552     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr023263     Document Type: Article

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