Community attachments as predictors of local environmental concern: The case for multiple dimensions of attachment

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-165

  Brehm, Joan M ^a   Eisenhauer, Brian W ^b   Krannich, Richard S ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community attachment; Environmental attitudes; Environmental concern

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747883899     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206290630     Document Type: Article

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