Zones of friction, zones of traction: The connected household in climate change and sustainability policy

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-362

  Head, L ^a   Farbotko, C ^b   Gibson, C ^a   Gill, N ^a   Waitt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

cultural environmental research; governance; Practice; systems of provision; water; water tanks

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84890554830     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2013.835286     Document Type: Article

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