Fun environmentalism!: Potential contributions of autonomy supportive psychology to sustainable lifestyles

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-164

  Cooke, Anna ^a   Fielding, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Energy consumption; Lifestyles; Personal needs; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449127366     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011025508     Document Type: Article

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