Risky business: Engaging the public on sea level rise and inundation

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 314-323

  Akerlof, Karen L ^a   Rowan, Katherine E ^a   La Porte, Todd ^a   Batten, Brian K ^b   Ernst, Howard ^c   Sklarew, Dann M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dewberry   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Communication; Deliberation; Public opinion; Risk perception; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CULTURAL VALUE; FEMALE; FLOODING; HAZARD; HUMAN; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SEA LEVEL RISE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84995757385     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.002     Document Type: Article

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