Drivers of pro-environmental tourist behaviours are not universal

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 166, Issue , 2017, Pages 879-890

  Juvan, Emil ^a   Dolnicar, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Norms; Pro environmental tourist behaviour; Socio demographic drivers; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATTITUDES; BELIEFS; NORMS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL TOURIST BEHAVIOUR; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85029168109     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.087     Document Type: Article

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