Sustainable consumption: At the cross-road of environmental and consumer policies

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-279

  Mont, Oksana ^a,b   Dalhammar, Carl ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Administrative; Economic and informative policy instruments; Environmental policies; European Union sustainable consumption policies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE; ECONOMIC AND INFORMATIVE POLICY INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; EUROPEAN UNION SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION POLICIES;

FUEL CONSUMPTION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745056544     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2005.009575     Document Type: Review

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