Consumer-inclusive innovation strategies for the Dutch water supply sector: Opportunities for more sustainable products and services

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Hegger, D L T ^a   Spaargaren, G ^a   Van Vliet, B J M ^a   Frijns, J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

End user perspectives; Environment; Innovation; Social practices; The Netherlands; Water supply sector

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; INNOVATION; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79957615953     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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