Attitudinal and community influences on participation in new curbside recycling initiatives in Northern Ireland

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-391

  Kurz, Tim ^a,b   Linden, Mark ^a   Sheehy, Noel ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmentally sustainable behavior; Northern Ireland; Recycling; Sense of community; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RECYCLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BELFAST [NORTHERN IRELAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247279690     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506294152     Document Type: Article

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