Environmental behavior structure and socio-economic conditions of hillside farmers: A multiple-group structural equation modeling approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 433-440

  Bayard, Budry ^a   Jolly, Curtis ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Environmental behavior; Perceptions; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HEALTH BELIEF; HILL FARMING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 34247610325     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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