Determinants of water conservation intention in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 613-627

  Clark, William A ^a   Finley, James C ^b  

^a SOUTH WEST UNIVERSITY NEOFIT RILSKI   (Bulgaria)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Theory of planned behavior; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

BLAGOEVGRAD; BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250835685     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920701216552     Document Type: Article

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