Differences in rural landscape perceptions and preferences between farmers and naturalists

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-267

  Natori, Yoji ^a   Chenoweth, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Group difference; Land use; Rice paddy; Semantic differential; Woodland

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849117162     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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