Understanding attitudes toward adoption of green infrastructure: A case study of US municipal officials

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-76

  Carlet, Fanny ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward green infrastructure; Innovation adoption; Innovation diffusion; Local government; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84927605250     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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