From ambivalence to activism: Young people's environmental views and actions

Youth Studies Australia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 18-25

  Patridge, Emma ^a,b  

^a Institute of Sustainable Futures   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 50549102697     PISSN: 10382569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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