Addressing climate change: A media perspective

Environmental Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 765-780

  Gavin, Neil T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Climate change; Media coverage; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; MASS MEDIA; MITIGATION; PUBLIC SPACE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950770440     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010903157081     Document Type: Article

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