Evolution of newspaper coverage of water issues in Australia during 1843–2011

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 319-331

  Wei, Jing ^a   Wei, Yongping ^a   Western, Andrew ^a   Skinner, Dominic ^a   Lyle, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Media content analysis; Murray Darling Basin; Newspaper coverage; Water catchment management

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NEWSPAPERS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84939961096     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0571-2     Document Type: Review

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