Challenges facing the sustainable consumption and waste management agendas: Perspectives on UK households

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-66

  Tudor, Terry ^a   Robinson, Guy M ^b,d   Riley, Mark ^c   Guilbert, Steven ^d   Barr, Stewart W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental behaviour; Household waste management; Lifestyles; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; LOCAL PLANNING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79751512160     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2010.548372     Document Type: Article

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