Climate Change Skepticism and Denial: An Introduction

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 691-698

  Dunlap, Riley E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; denial; global warming; skepticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877818587     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213477097     Document Type: Article

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