Is environment 'a city thing' in China? Rural-urban differences in environmental attitudes

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-48

  Yu, Xueying ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental attitudes; Rural urban difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892664407     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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