The social status of climate change knowledge: An editorial essay

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-171

  Lahsen, Myanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

SOCIAL STATUS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78649870868     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.27     Document Type: Editorial

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