Personal experience and the ‘psychological distance’ of climate change: An integrative review

@article{McDonald2015PersonalEA,
  title={Personal experience and the ‘psychological distance’ of climate change: An integrative review},
  author={Rachel I. McDonald and Hui Yi. Chai and Ben R. Newell},
  journal={Journal of Environmental Psychology},
  year={2015},
  volume={44},
  pages={109-118}
}
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