Factor analysis and structural equation modelling of sustainable behaviour in contaminated land remediation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 439-449

  Hou, Deyi ^a   Al Tabbaa, Abir ^a   Chen, Haiqin ^b   Mamic, Ivanka ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Institutional theory; Remediation; Stakeholder; Structural equation modelling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BEHAVIOUR; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM); SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84922898680     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.054     Document Type: Article

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