Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 455-478

  Poortinga, Wouter ^a   Steg, Linda ^b   Vlek, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

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EID: 0036064659     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00116502034004003     Document Type: Article

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