Climate change and coastal environmental risk perceptions in Florida

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-39

  Carlton, Stuart J ^a   Jacobson, Susan K ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal risks; New ecological paradigm; Risk communication; Risk perception; Social trust

Indexed keywords

RISK PERCEPTION;

BIOLOGICAL RISKS; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; COASTAL RISKS; ECONOMIC RISKS; ENVIRONMENT RISKS; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; NEW ECOLOGICAL PARADIGM; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; RISK COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL TRUST;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RISK; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL RISKS; NEW ECOLOGICAL PARADIGM; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL TRUST;

ATTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISASTERS; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLITICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 84884294633     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.038     Document Type: Article

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