Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-317

  Steg, Linda ^a   Vlek, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour change; Environmental behaviour; Interventions; Norms; Quality of life; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349759814     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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