Investigating factors affecting environmental behavior of urban residents: A case study in Tehran City- Iran

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Kalantari, Khalil ^a   Fami, Hossein Shabanali ^a   Asadi, Ali ^a   Mohammadi, H Movahed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude towards environment; Environmental behavior; Environmental problems; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; TEHRAN;

EID: 34047143770     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2007.67.74     Document Type: Article

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