A new approach for evaluating climate change communication

Climatic Change

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 301-309

  Levine, Adam Seth ^a   Kline, Reuben ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

CITIZEN ENGAGEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; NEW APPROACHES; POLICY CHANGES; POLITICAL ACTIONS; POLITICAL AGENDA; POLITICAL BEHAVIORS; PUBLIC OPINIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 85018484131     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-1952-x     Document Type: Letter

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