Eco-friendly attitudes: What european citizens say and what they do

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-84

  Pirani, E ^a   Secondi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; European Union; Hierarchical logit models; Individual attitudes

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960326714     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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