Abstract
The study is primarily concerned with newspaper responses to flooding and erosion associated with Great Lakes high water in 1952–1953 and 1972–1974. Underlying the research is a general interest in informing the public more widely on choices available in resource and environmental decision making.
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Needham, R.D., Nelson, J.G. Newspaper response to flood and erosion hazards on the North Lake Erie shore. Environmental Management 1, 521–540 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01866687
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