Why we don't "walk the talk": Understanding the environmental values/behaviour gap in Canada

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kennedy, Emily Huddart (author), Beckley, Thomas M. (author), McFarlane, Bonita L. (author), and Nadeau, Solange (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2009
    URL:
    http://www.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her162/kennedyetal.pdf
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D11572
    Journal Title:
    Human Ecology Review
    Journal Title Details:
    16(2) : 151-160
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, behavior, environment, environmental quality, public attitudes, values, risk management, Canada (North America), environmental issues, recycling, environmental factors, and gaps
    Notes:
    10 pages., Online via journal by open access., Authors examined the gap between environmental values and environmentally-supportive behaviour through a nationwide survey. Most (72%) of respondents reported a gap between their intentions and their actions. Analysis identified three categories of explanatory variables to account for the gap: individual, household, and societal.

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