Structures and mechanisms in sustainable consumption research

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-66

  Haanpää, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumers; Consumption; Institutions; Interaction; Mechanism; Structure; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

MECHANISMS; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CONSUMERS; CONSUMPTION; INTERACTION; MICRO LEVEL; MICRO-LEVEL STRUCTURES; SOCIAL THEORY; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34249304770     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2007.012736     Document Type: Article

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