Ethnic differences in ecological concerns: Spanish-speaking Hispanics are more concerned than others

Environmental Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-45

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Greenberg, Michael ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concerns; Ecological resources; Ecological services; Ethnic racial differences; Hispanic

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHNOLOGY; FISH; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SAFETY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PUBLIC OPINION;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 33746086353     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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