A preliminary investigation into the environmental awareness of the Omani public and their willingness to protect the environment

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-49

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Designing environmental policies; Environmental awareness; Environmental public survey; Sultanate of oman

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 38049088121     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.39.49     Document Type: Article

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