Investigating environmental identity, well-being, and meaning

Ecopsychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 181-186

  Hinds, Joe ^a   Sparks, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 83655173440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19429347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/eco.2009.0026     Document Type: Article

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