Towards a sustainable economy? Socio-technical transitions in the green building sector

Local Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 572-590

  ONeill, Kirstie J ^a   Gibbs, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

green building; green entrepreneurs; multi level perspective; sustainability transitions; UK

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY USE; ENTREPRENEUR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARKET TRANSITION; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84904380639     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.818954     Document Type: Article

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