Air pollution: The knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students in Hong Kong

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-37

  Yeung, Stephen Pui Ming ^a   Boyes, Edward ^a   Stanisstreet, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Ideas; Misconceptions; Preconceptions; School students

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; STUDENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 14044274175     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382040408668790     Document Type: Article

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