Evaluating public responses to environmental trend indicators

Science Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-92

  Johnson, Branden B ^a   Chess, Caron ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental communication; Environmental indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746375002     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547006291346     Document Type: Article

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