Out of sight, out of mind. Reporting of three indices in the UK national press between 1990 and 2009

Sustainable Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 242-259

  Morse, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CPI; Ecological footprint; HDI; Indices; National newspapers; UK

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; PERCEPTION;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881620763     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.505     Document Type: Article

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