Towards sustainable household consumption: Exploring a practice oriented, participatory backcasting approach for sustainable home heating practices in Ireland

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-271

  Doyle, Ruth ^a   Davies, Anna R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Household consumption; Ireland; Participatory backcasting; Social practice; Sustainability assessment; Visioning workshops

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; IRELAND; PARTICIPATORY BACKCASTING; SOCIAL PRACTICES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

HEATING;

EID: 84879989425     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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