Australian Beach Safety and the Politics of Shark Attacks

Coastal Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-106

  Neff, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

beach safety; human wildlife conflict; problem definition; shark attack; shark conservation

Indexed keywords

BEACH SAFETY; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; FATAL INCIDENTS; GOVERNMENT RESPONSE; HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT; PERSONAL BEHAVIOR; POLICY ENTREPRENEURSHIP; POLICY PROCESS; PROBLEM DEFINITION; PUBLIC SAFETY; REFRAMING; SHARK ATTACK; SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALS; BEACHES; PUBLIC POLICY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84860764304     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2011.639867     Document Type: Article

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