Environmentalism in transition? Emerging perspectives, issues and futures practices in contemporary environmentalism

Journal of Futures Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 117-144

  McGrail, Stephen ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Environmental discourses; Environmental movements; Normative futures; Positive dissent; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954527648     PISSN: 10276084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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