Willingness for continued social commitment: A new concept in environmental research

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-316

  Montada, Leo ^a   Kals, Elisabeth ^b   Becker, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Responsibility; Social commitment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPATIAL COGNITION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34247256432     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506290953     Document Type: Article

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