A behavioural perspective on the relationship between transport and climate change

Transport and Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 261-286

  Howarth, Candice ^a   Ryley, Tim ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude behaviour gap; Behaviour change; Climate change; Sustainability; Sustainable travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969248496     PISSN: 20449941     EISSN: 2044995X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2044-9941(2012)0000002013     Document Type: Chapter

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