Zero emission housing: Policy development in Australia and comparisons with the EU, UK, USA and California

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 11, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-45

  Moore, Trivess ^a   Horne, Ralph ^a   Morrissey, John ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Policy analysis; Socio technical transitions; Zero emission housing

Indexed keywords

EMISSION; HOUSING; HOUSING POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLLUTION POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901416074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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