Sustainability transitions and final consumption: Practices and socio-technical systems

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-361

  McMeekin, Andrew ^a   Southerton, Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

final consumption; multi level perspectives; sociotechnical systems; sustainability transitions; theories of practice

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; PLANNING THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84859573313     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2012.663960     Document Type: Article

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