The polarization of public concern about climate change in Norway

Climate Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 213-230

  Aasen, Marianne ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

attitude polarization; concern about climate change; public perception; value orientation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING;

NORWAY;

EID: 84945218905     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1094727     Document Type: Article

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