Potential applicability of persuasive communication to light-glow reduction efforts: A case study of marine turtle conservation

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 583-595

  Kamrowski, Ruth L ^a   Sutton, Stephen G ^a   Tobin, Renae C ^a   Hamann, Mark ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Light pollution; Marine turtles; Persuasive communication; Public engagement; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SURVEYS;

AUSTRALIA; LIGHT POLLUTION; MARINE TURTLES; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

LIGHTING;

BEACH; LIGHT POLLUTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NESTING; POLLUTANT; TURTLE;

ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SPECIES CONSERVATION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURTLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905976035     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0308-9     Document Type: Article

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