Food waste in Australia: The freegan response

Sociological Review

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 174-191

  Edwards, Ferne ^a   Mercer, Dave ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Free food; Freeganism; Punk; Urban social movements; Waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879240574     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12044     Document Type: Article

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