Watershed conservation and preservation: Environmental engagement as helping behavior

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-317

  Story, Paul A ^a   Forsyth, Donelson R ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Environmental engagement; Pollution; Watershed conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949094024     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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