Does learning about climate change adaptation change support for mitigation?

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-29

  Carrico, Amanda R ^a   Truelove, Heather Barnes ^b   Vandenbergh, Michael P ^c   Dana, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Climate change communication; Climate change mitigation; Climate change risk perceptions; Environmental attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911942096     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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