A Study of Environmental Awareness and Attitudes in Ibadan, Nigeria

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-684

  Ogunbode, Charles A ^a   Arnold, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitudes; demographic factors; Environmental awareness; Ibadan; Nigeria; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861928638     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2012.672901     Document Type: Article

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