One More Awareness Gap? The Behaviour-Impact Gap Problem

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-163

  Csutora, Maria ^a  

^a Operációkutatás és Aktuáriustudományok Tanszék docense   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Awareness gaps; Ecological footprint; Environmental awareness; Recycling; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857638694     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-012-9187-8     Document Type: Article

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