It's not (just) "the environment, stupid!" Values, motivations, and routes to engagement of people adopting lower-carbon lifestyles

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 281-290

  Howell, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change mitigation; Environmentally responsible behaviour; Lower carbon lifestyles; Motivations; Pro environmental behaviour; Values

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIFESTYLE; MITIGATION; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872613854     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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