Promiscuous corroboration and climate change translation: A case study from the Marshall Islands

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-54

  Rudiak Gould, Peter ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental communication; Environmental perceptions; Promiscuous corroboration; Small island states; Translation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL CHANGE; LANGUAGE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SPECIALIST;

MARSHALL ISLANDS;

EID: 84855991749     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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