The cultural economy of cleantech: Environmental discourse and the emergence of a new technology sector

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-385

  Caprotti, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleantech; Cultural economy; Environment; Green capitalism; Technology; Transition

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CULTURAL ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PARADIGM SHIFT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84862311149     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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