Exploring behavioural psychology to support design for sustainable behaviour research

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 50-66

  Zachrisson, Johannes ^a   Boks, Casper ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Context; Design research; Design strategies; Design strategy distribution; Desired behavioural patterns; Environmental consequences; Factors affecting behaviour; Product use; Selecting strategy principles; Social psychology; Sustainability; User control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859374997     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2012.046139     Document Type: Article

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