From banger to classic – a model for sustainable car consumption?

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 648-655

  Nieuwenhuis, Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cars; Environment; Product durability; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957730367     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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