Perceiving the environment from the lay perspective in desertified areas, northern China

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-182

  Lee, Harry F ^a   Zhang, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Desertification; Environmental attitudes; Gansu; Land degrading activities; Lay public; Minqin; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; LAND-DEGRADING ACTIVITIES;

DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS; WEATHERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DESERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; MINQIN;

EID: 39149098443     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9052-8     Document Type: Article

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