Social Dimensions of Contemporary Environmental Issues: International PerspectivesP. Ester, Wolfgang Schluchter Tilburg University Press, 1996 - 231 pages Provides a comprehensive insight into the way social scientists contemplate environmental problems, both in terms of perceived causes and solutions |
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Page 121
... situation of their household had become worse over a 12 month period . In examining the relationships between these two sets of variables , we find that the relationship between perceptions of the financial situation in households and ...
... situation of their household had become worse over a 12 month period . In examining the relationships between these two sets of variables , we find that the relationship between perceptions of the financial situation in households and ...
Page 123
... situation has improved , approval of environmental groups has increased slightly between 1990 and 1993 ( r = .08 and r = .10 , respectively ) . There is also a slight increase in the strength of association between views about the ...
... situation has improved , approval of environmental groups has increased slightly between 1990 and 1993 ( r = .08 and r = .10 , respectively ) . There is also a slight increase in the strength of association between views about the ...
Page 127
... situation in general and of the ideas about whether or not to develop nuclear energy and uranium mines . These findings provide a more robust test of the associations reported in Table 2 , where we found a weak association between views ...
... situation in general and of the ideas about whether or not to develop nuclear energy and uranium mines . These findings provide a more robust test of the associations reported in Table 2 , where we found a weak association between views ...
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