The determinants of individuals' attitudes towards preventing environmental damage

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 536-552

  Torgler, Benno ^a   García Valiñas, María A ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environment; Political interest; Regional and time preferences; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34250339689     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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