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Temporal pessimism and spatial optimism in environmental assessments

An 18-nation study

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ID23364488
AuthorsRobert Gifford (0000-0002-2764-3810, University of Victoria, corresponding author), Leila Scannell (University of Victoria), Christine Kormos (University of Victoria), Lidia Smolova, Anders Biel (0000-0001-8335-0855, University of Gothenburg), Ștefan Boncu, Victor Corral (Universidad de Sonora), Hartmut Güntherf (Universidade de Brasília), Kazunori Hanyu (0000-0001-7570-6524, Nihon University), Donald W Hine (0000-0002-3905-7026, University of New England), Donald Hine, Florian G Kaiser (0000-0001-7269-7132, Eindhoven University of Technology), Kalevi Korpela (0000-0001-5529-5799, Tampere University), Luisa Marie Lima (Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Angela G Mertig (0000-0002-1559-5700, Middle Tennessee State University), Ricardo García Mira (0000-0002-8664-1700, Universidade da Coruña), Gabriel Moser (Délégation Paris 5), Paola Passafaro (0000-0002-2772-2674, Sapienza University of Rome), José Q Pinheiro (0000-0003-2675-3521, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Sunil Saini (0000-0002-1124-5930, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology), Toshihiko Sako (Waseda University), Elena Sautkina, Елена Сауткина (0000-0002-9043-0906), Yannick Savina (Délégation Paris 5), Peter Schmuck, Wesley Schultz (California State University System), Karin Sobeck, Eva-Lotta Sundblad (0000-0002-2005-0051, University of Gothenburg), D Uzzell (0000-0001-7590-0079, University of Surrey)
Year2009
Volume29
Issue1
Pages1-12
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Environmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4944 • E-ISSN: 1522-9610
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.06.001
OpenAlexW2082047059
LanguageEN
Citations received99
References cited24

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