Social capital as a facilitator of pro-environmental actions in the USA: A preliminary examination of mechanisms

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-49

  Thoyre, Autumn ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Norms; Pro environmental behaviour; Social capital; Social networks; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751496286     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2010.545051     Document Type: Article

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