Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship: The potential for transformative change in the green building sector

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1088-1107

  Gibbs, David ^a   O'Neill, Kirstie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green buildings; Green economy; Green entrepreneurs; Sociotechnical transitions; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901008993     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a46259     Document Type: Article

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