On the role of ideas of human nature in shaping attitudes towards environmental governance

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-135

  Fischer, Anke ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Environmental governance; Images of humankind; Natural environment

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 77249139650     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-009-9281-y     Document Type: Article

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