Metaphor as a mechanism of global climate change governance: A study of international policies, 1992-2012

Ecological Economics

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-40

  Shaw, Christopher ^a   Nerlich, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change communication; Cost benefit analysis; Global climate regime; Metaphor; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

EID: 84911377718     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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