The emergence of the geoengineering debate in the UK print media: A frame analysis

Geographical Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 342-355

  Porter, Kate Elizabeth ^a   Hulme, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate control; Framing; Geoengineering; Nature; UK media

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MORALITY; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84887010131     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12003     Document Type: Article

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