Labeling opinions in the climate debate: A critical review

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-254

  Howarth, Candice C ^a   Sharman, Amelia G ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; CLIMATE DEBATES; CRITICAL REVIEW; OPINION FORMATION; POLICY DEBATES; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; SCIENCE POLICIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84922666880     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.332     Document Type: Article

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