Risk communication and sustainability science: Lessons from the field

Sustainability Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-127

  Lindenfeld, Laura ^a   Smith, Hollie M ^a   Norton, Todd ^b   Grecu, Natalie C ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication theory; Mental models; Risk communication; Sustainability science; Transdisciplinarity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897523473     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0230-8     Document Type: Article

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