Technology and epistemology: Environmental mentalities and urban water usage

Environmental Values

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-431

  Stuart, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Technology; Urban; Water

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN SOCIETY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

EID: 37149016628     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327107X243213     Document Type: Article

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