Linking social actors by linking social theories: Toward improved GHG mitigation strategies

Carbon Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 483-491

  Davis, Mark W ^a   Weible, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHG EMISSION; GHG MITIGATION; LINKING THEORY; SOCIAL ACTORS; SOCIAL THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 80052079692     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.11.31     Document Type: Review

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