Migration, Acculturation, and Environmental Values: The Case of Mexican Immigrants in Central Iowa

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-147

  Carter, Eric D ^a   Silva, Bianca ^b   Guzmán, Graciela ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; environment; environmental values; Latinos; migration

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LATINO PEOPLE;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870943210     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2012.696231     Document Type: Article

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