A comparison between attitudes to climate change in Australia and the United States

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 87-100

  Morrison, M ^a   Duncan, R ^a   Sherley, C ^a   Parton, K ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Climate change; Marketing; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879771405     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2012.762946     Document Type: Article

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