Voices for the darkness: Online survey on public perceptions on light pollution as an environmental problem

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-139

  Lyytimäki, Jari ^a   Rinne, Janne ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

environmental management; light pollution; public perceptions; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884500139     PISSN: 1943815X     EISSN: 19438168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2013.824487     Document Type: Article

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