Sustainable Innovation in Network-Bound Systems: Implications for the Consumption of Water, Waste Water and Electricity Services

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-278

  van Vliet, Bas J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

drinking water; electricity supply; Network bound systems; social practices; sustainable consumption; the Netherlands; waste water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865249551     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.702563     Document Type: Article

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