How can we best reduce global warming? School students' ideas and misconceptions

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-222

  Daniel, Bronwen ^a   Stanisstreet, Martin ^a   Boyes, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global warming; Misconceptions; Nuclear power; Students' ideas

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; REDUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STUDENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; STREET LITTER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 2642521488     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723032000087907     Document Type: Article

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