Environmental Concern, Self-concept and Defence Style: A study of the Agenda 21 process in a Swedish municipality

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-66

  LindstrÖm, Marianne ^a   Johnsson, Per ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 21644449993     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620303470     Document Type: Article

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