Transition to low carbon? An analysis of socio-technical change in housing renovation

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 3445-3458

  Horne, Ralph ^a   Dalton, Tony ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; housing renovation; low carbon; transition; urban policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; HOUSING MARKET; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REFURBISHMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84901205839     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013516684     Document Type: Article

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