Dimensions of Conservation: Exploring Differences Among Energy Behaviors

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 423-452

  Karlin, Beth ^a   Davis, Nora ^a   Sanguinetti, Angela ^a   Gamble, Kristen ^a   Kirkby, David ^a   Stokols, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation; energy; pro environmental behavior; psychology; residential

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SURVEY;

EID: 84898685222     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916512467532     Document Type: Article

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