Should academics advocate on environmental issues?

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-589

  Foote, Lee ^a   Krogman, Naomi ^a   Spence, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic policy influence; Environmental advocacy; Science and persuasion

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ADVOCACY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 84984572901     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802653257     Document Type: Review

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