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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental
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Sociodemographic determinants of environmental attitude, environmental knowledge, emotional affinity and responsible behaviour among tourists: a case study of the Western Himalayas (Determinantes sociodemográficos de la actitud ambiental, el conocimiento ambiental, la afinidad emocional y la conducta responsable de los turistas: un estudio de caso del Himalaya occidental)

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Pages 363-388 | Received 08 Aug 2022, Accepted 27 Apr 2023, Published online: 05 Sep 2023

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