Predictors of attitudes towards the construction of a waste incinerator: Two case studies

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 441-466

  Lima, Maria Luísa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

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EID: 33644972132     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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