Towards a Psychology of Climate Change

Climate Change Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 153-173

  Kloeckner, Christian A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Behaviour models; Climate change; Emotional reaction; Human dimension; Knowledge; Mitigating behaviour; Perception; Psychology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890447274     PISSN: 16102002     EISSN: 16102010     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14776-0_11     Document Type: Chapter

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