Coverage and framing of climate change adaptation in the media: A review of influential North American newspapers during 1993-2013

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-146

  Ford, James D ^a   King, Diana ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Framing; Media; Newspapers; North america

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLOODING; HURRICANE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION;

EID: 84921506022     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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