Trust-based environmental regulation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 5235-5243

  Lange, Bettina ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Better regulation; Business; Citizens; Environmental regulation; Impact; Implementation; Regulators; Trust

Indexed keywords

BETTER REGULATION; BUSINESS; CITIZENS; IMPACT; IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORS; TRUST;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

BUSINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISCLOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; RATIONALIZATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TRUST;

EID: 77956894235     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.052     Document Type: Review

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