Measuring the values that underlie sustainable development: The development of a valid scale

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-256

  Shepherd, Dean A ^a   Kuskova, Valya ^a   Patzelt, Holger ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Growth and Public Policy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Environment; Nature; Sustainability; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349092583     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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