Energy behaviours of northern California Girl Scouts and their families

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 439-449

  Boudet, Hilary ^a   Ardoin, Nicole M ^b   Flora, June ^b,c   Armel, K Carrie ^b   Desai, Manisha ^c   Robinson, Thomas N ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change.; Children; Home energy use.

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD SUPPLY; CLIMATE CHANGE;

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; CHILDREN; ENERGY BEHAVIOURS; ENERGY USE; GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXTS; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCES; POSITIVE ATTITUDE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EDUCATION;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; MEAT; TRANSPORTATION; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905396610     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.044     Document Type: Article

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