Could perceived risks explain the 'green gap' in green product consumption?

Electronic Green Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 33, 2012, Pages

  Durif, Fabien ^a   Roy, Jean ^a   Boivin, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green consumption; Green gap; Green products; Means end chain; Perceived risks

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84873818110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10767975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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