Neighborhood social change and perceptions of environmental degradation

Population and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-108

  Barber, Jennifer S ^a   Biddlecom, Ann E ^a   Axinn, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Neighborhood; Nepal; Perceptions; Social change

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1842763588     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:POEN.0000015559.53819.ab     Document Type: Article

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