Understanding farmers' adaptation intention to climate change: A structural equation modelling study in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-22

  Dang, Hoa Le ^a,b   Li, Elton ^a   Nuberg, Ian ^a   Bruwer, Johan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation intention; Climate change; Farmers; Protection motivation theory; Structural equation modelling; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FUEL; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHANGE THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DENIAL; ELECTRICITY; FATALITY; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VIET NAM;

EID: 84901189721     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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