The great divide: understanding the role of media and other drivers of the partisan divide in public concern over climate change in the USA, 2001–2014

Climatic Change

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 599-612

  Carmichael, Jason ^a   Brulle, Robert ^b   Huxster, Joanna ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXTREME WEATHER; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; MEDIA COVERAGE; NATIONAL LEVEL; PUBLIC CONCERN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MEDIA ROLE; PERCEPTION; POLARIZATION; RESEARCH METHOD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85011304726     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-1908-1     Document Type: Article

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