What lies beneath the surface? A case study of citizens' moral reasoning with regard to biodiversity

Environmental Values

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-237

  Ojala, Maria ^a   Lidskog, Rolf ^b  

^a Örebro University   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Coping mechanisms; Deliberation; Insecticide; Value conflicts

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPESTICIDE; COPING STRATEGY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MORALITY; MOSQUITO; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84857677263     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327111X12997574391760     Document Type: Article

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