Lifestyle practices and pro-environmental technology

Ecological Economics

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-74

  Axsen, Jonn ^a   TyreeHageman, Jennifer ^b   Lentz, Andy ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Consumer behavior; Environmental attitudes; Factor analysis; Lifestyle; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866494143     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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