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Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom

A survey in United Kingdom on public attitude towards tropical timbers showed negative disposition towards tropical hardwoods and wood products. Those considering buying tropical wood products would do so if it was competitively priced, not treated with chemicals or manufactured from timber specie...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Shukri, Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996
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spelling my.upm.eprints.31082013-05-27T07:05:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3108/ Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom Mohamed, Shukri Yacob, Mohd Rusli Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor A survey in United Kingdom on public attitude towards tropical timbers showed negative disposition towards tropical hardwoods and wood products. Those considering buying tropical wood products would do so if it was competitively priced, not treated with chemicals or manufactured from timber species known to them. Tropical wood products may not fare better in the future due to greater awareness of environment quality. The survey results revealed that males and those from higher incomes groups unlike the others were willing to purchase tropical hardwood, especially if it was from substainable forests. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3108/1/Consut11er_Attitude_Towards_Tropical_Hardwoods_in_the_United_Kingdot11.pdf Mohamed, Shukri and Yacob, Mohd Rusli and Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor (1996) Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 4 (1). pp. 95-100. ISSN 0128-7702 English
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description A survey in United Kingdom on public attitude towards tropical timbers showed negative disposition towards tropical hardwoods and wood products. Those considering buying tropical wood products would do so if it was competitively priced, not treated with chemicals or manufactured from timber species known to them. Tropical wood products may not fare better in the future due to greater awareness of environment quality. The survey results revealed that males and those from higher incomes groups unlike the others were willing to purchase tropical hardwood, especially if it was from substainable forests.
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author Mohamed, Shukri
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor
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Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor
Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
author_facet Mohamed, Shukri
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor
author_sort Mohamed, Shukri
title Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
title_short Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
title_full Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
title_fullStr Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed Consumer Attitude Towards Tropical Hardwoods in the United Kingdom
title_sort consumer attitude towards tropical hardwoods in the united kingdom
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 1996
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3108/1/Consut11er_Attitude_Towards_Tropical_Hardwoods_in_the_United_Kingdot11.pdf
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