Understanding Farmer Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: The Roles of Trust in Sources of Climate Information, Climate Change Beliefs, and Perceived Risk

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-234

  Arbuckle, J Gordon ^a   Morton, Lois Wright ^a   Hobbs, Jon ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; agriculture; climate change; mitigation; risk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84921044806     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916513503832     Document Type: Article

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