Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: A life cycle assessment of a self-report measure

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Kaiser, Florian G ^a   Doka, Gabor ^b   Hofstetter, Patrick ^c   Ranney, Michael A ^d  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Doka Life Cycle Assessments   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037346978     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-4944(02)00075-0     Document Type: Article

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