Sustainability, future orientation and water conservation

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-198

  Corral Verdugo, V ^a   Pinheiro, J Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Future orientation; Sustainable behavior; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749061650     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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