Structural and ideological determinants of household waste recycling: Results from an empirical study in Cologne, Germany

Nature and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-190

  Best, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Environmental behavior; Environmental concern; Rational action theory; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048941525     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2009.040204     Document Type: Article

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