Product development and responsible consumption: designing alternatives for sustainable lifestyles

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1163-1169

  Marchand, Anne ^a,b   Walker, Stuart ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design for sustainability; Material cultures; Responsible consumers; Sustainable lifestyles; Voluntary simplifiers

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY; MATERIAL CULTURES; RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS; SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES; VOLUNTARY SIMPLIFIERS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 43049130802     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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