An iconic approach for representing climate change

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-410

  O'Neill, Saffron J ^a   Hulme, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Climate change; Communication; Engagement; Icon; Mitigation; Public perceptions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349767931     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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