Ecological anxiety disorder: Diagnosing the politics of the Anthropocene

Cultural Geographies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-19

  Robbins, Paul ^a   Moore, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84872028413     PISSN: 14744740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474474012469887     Document Type: Review

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