Status, stigma and energy practices in the home

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 438-454

  Hards, Sarah Katharine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation; energy; social practice; status; stigma; sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; POWER RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875200358     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.748731     Document Type: Article

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