Eco-effective greening decisions and rationalizations: The case of shell renewables

Organization and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-244

  Backer, Lise ^a   Clark, Timothy S ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco effectiveness; Eco efficiency; Enacting markets; Garbage can decision making; Green energy; Recycling bin decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANNING THEORY; RECYCLING; THEORETICAL STUDY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 49449113511     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026608321328     Document Type: Article

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