Animal foods and climate change: Shadowing eating practices

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Cole, Matthew ^a   Miele, Mara ^a   Hines, Peter ^a   Zokaei, Keivan ^a   Evans, Barry ^a   Beale, Jo ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Edgecombe Consulting Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal foods; Climate change; Consumer behaviour; Environmental concern; Greenhouse gases; Shadowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876158006     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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