The influence of place attachment, and moral and normative concerns on the conservation of native vegetation: A test of two behavioural models

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-335

  Raymond, Christopher M ^a   Brown, Gregory ^b   Robinson, Guy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Human values; Normative beliefs; Place attachment; Pro environmental behaviour; VBN theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053598551     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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