Affluence and Objective Environmental Conditions: Evidence of Differences in Environmental Concern in Metropolitan Brazil
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Affluence and objective environmental conditions: Evidence of differences in environmental concern in metropolitan Brazil.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sustainable Development
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1913-9071,1913-9063
DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v7n2p173