Double diversion" and the environmental good: Framing a disproportionate solution to an ecological threat as a problem for the commons

Research in Social Problems and Public Policy

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-89

  Harvey, Daina Cheyenne ^a   Varuzzo, Andrew ^a  

^a College of Holy Cross ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asian longhorned beetle; Case study; Double diversion; Environmental privilege; Urban tree canopy; Worcester

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901460047     PISSN: 01961152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0196-1152(2013)0000021009     Document Type: Article

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