Water conservation behavior in Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-52

  Dolnicar, Sara ^a   Hurlimann, Anna ^b   Grün, Bettina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Australia; Decision tree; Information seeking; Pro environmental behavior; Regression analysis; Water conservation behavior

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LINEARITY; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DECISION TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SELF REPORT; WATER CONSERVATION BEHAVIOR; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859789804     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.042     Document Type: Article

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