Ecologically conscious behaviour of urban Chinese consumers: the implications to public policy in China

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 982-1001

  Wang, Jianming ^a   Yam, Richard C M ^b   Tang, Esther P Y ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ecologically conscious behaviour; KAP model; public policy; urban Chinese

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY MAKING; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84879531852     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.714750     Document Type: Article

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