The dynamics of belief in climate change and its risks in business organisations

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 517-532

  Bleda, Mercedes ^a   Shackley, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Dynamics of belief formation; Organisations; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COGNITION; ECONOMIC REFORM; MODELING; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PERCEPTION; SOFTWARE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 44349175075     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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