Sustainability values, attitudes, and behaviors: A review of multinational and global trends

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 31, Issue , 2006, Pages 413-444

  Leiserowitz, Anthony A ^a,b   Kates, Robert W ^c   Parris, Thomas M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability   (United States)

^d ISciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Public opinion; Sustainability transition; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33750999927     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.31.102505.133552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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