Environmental dialogue in online communities: Negotiating ecological citizenship among global travellers

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Rokka, Joonas ^a   Moisander, Johanna ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumer culture; Ecological citizenship; Netnography; Online communities; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957605617     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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