Determinants of environmental behavior in societies in transition: Evidence from five European countries

Population and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 563-584

  Korfiatis, Konstantinos J ^a   Hovardas, Tasos ^b   Pantis, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Environment economy trade offs; Environmental behavior; Environmental policy attitudes; Societies in transition

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRADE-OFF;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26844495137     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:POEN.0000039065.31109.1e     Document Type: Review

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