Time, gender and carbon: A study of the carbon implications of British adults' use of time

Ecological Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-163

  Druckman, Angela ^a   Buck, Ian ^b   Hayward, Bronwyn ^a,c   Jackson, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b PE International   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Gender; Leisure; Sustainable consumption; Time use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARBON EMISSION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; GENDER; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLICY APPROACH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869121303     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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