Researching 'sustainable consumption' in Asia-Pacific cities

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-288

  Hobson, Kersty ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Policy; Political ecology; Sustainable development; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 4344577357     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2004.00237_45_2.x     Document Type: Article

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