Onsumer understanding of product lifetimes

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-29

  Cox, Jayne ^a   Griffith, Sarah ^a   Giorgi, Sara ^a   King, Geoff ^a  

^a Brook Lyndhurst   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumption lifecycle; Product durability; Product lifetime; Resource efficiency; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; PRODUCT DURABILITY; PRODUCT LIFETIME; RESOURCE DEPLETION; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

LIFE CYCLE;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885422621     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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