Designing a structural model for explaining environmental attitude and behavior of urban residents (Case of Tehran)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-320

  Kalantari, Kh ^a   Asadi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavior; Environment; Structural model; Tehran; Urban

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MODELING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; URBAN SOCIETY;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 77954504905     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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