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Perspectives From Coastal Ecosystems Through the Lens of Climate Change
"Climate change impacts coastal ecosystems and the humans who live and work in these regions. The coastal ecosystem, or the coastal zone, is defined as the margin between land, air, and ocean where complex interactions occur between living and nonliving parts of the system. ..." – By Kristy A. Lewis, Giovanna McClenachan, Kristin DeMarco, Jennifer Salerno and Katherine Thompson
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The Geopolitics of Infotainment
"Although there is a lack of consensus among political communication scholars on the standard conceptualization of infotainment, scholarship converges on the idea that infotainment describes an admixture of information and entertainment...." – By Lindsay H. Hoffman and Gilbert K. Rotich
What's New to the OREs
In August 2023, 126 full new articles, 15 revised, 0 summary articles, spread across 22 subjects have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
One More Encyclopedia Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On April 20, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health will be available via subscription and perpetual access. After a successful free period during development, the OREs provide in-depth overviews of the major areas of research and will continue to grow with the field over time. If you're a librarian, explore Subscriber Services to learn how to provide access to the OREs for your institution. If you're not a librarian, you can recommend the OREs to your librarian here.
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