Utilizing a social-ecological framework to promote water and energy conservation: A field experiment

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1281-1300

  Kurz, Tim ^a,b   Donaghue, Ngaire ^a   Walker, Iain ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28044448734     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02171.x     Document Type: Article

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