Keeping it in the family? Re-focusing household sustainability

Geoforum

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 22-32

  Collins, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Divestment; Family; Identity; Sustainability; Young people

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84928583857     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.01.006     Document Type: Article

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