Gender differences in recreational use, environmental attitudes, and perceptions of future land use at the Savannah River site

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 472-486

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Sanchez, Jessica ^b   Gibbons, J Whitfield ^c   Gochfeld, Michael ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN; GENDER DISPARITY; LAND USE; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL BEHAVIOUR;

SAVANNAH RIVER; USA;

EID: 0031709296     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001391659803000403     Document Type: Article

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