People centred eco-design: Consumer adoption and use of low and zero carbon products and systems

Governing Technology for Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 41-62

  Roy, Robin ^a   Caird, Sally ^a   Potter, Stephen ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925830029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849771511     Document Type: Chapter

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