Risk perceptions, general environmental beliefs, and willingness to address climate change

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-471

  O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Bord, Richard J ^b   Fisher, Ann ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental beliefs; Knowledge; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEFS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032819176     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007004813446     Document Type: Article

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