Defending the Ivory Tower against the end of the world

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-69

  Wright, Andrew J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Funding; Outreach; Policy; Science

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

WORLD;

PYRONIA TITHONUS;

EID: 84977110735     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-015-0227-y     Document Type: Article

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