Psycho-Social Processes in Dealing with Legal Innovation in the Community: Insights from Biodiversity Conservation

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 362-373

  Castro, Paula ^a   Mouro, Carla ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Legal innovation; Normative change; Psycho social processes; Social change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 79952451513     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9391-0     Document Type: Article

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