An investigation into climate change scepticism among farmers

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-150

  Islam, Md Mofakkarul ^a   Barnes, Andrew ^a   Toma, Luiza ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dairy farmer; Scepticism; Scotland; Structural Equation Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875755499     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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