Amplifiers on the commons: Using indicators to foster place-based sustainability initiatives

Environmental Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-22

  Cantrill, James G ^a  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification of Risk; Lake Superior; Place Based Initiatives; Sustainability Indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859192828     PISSN: 17524032     EISSN: 17524040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2011.640703     Document Type: Article

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