Identifying Barriers and Catalysts to Fostering Pro-Environmental Behavior: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Psychology

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 388-396

  Quimby, Christine C ^a   Angelique, Holly ^b  

^a Pennsylvania State University ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Catalysts; Global climate change; Pro environmental behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 79952446413     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9389-7     Document Type: Article

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