From consumerism to wellbeing: toward a cultural transition?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 308-317

  Brown, Halina Szejnwald ^a   Vergragt, Philip J ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TELLUS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beyond consumerism; Cultural change; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BEYOND CONSUMERISM; CULTURAL CHANGES; CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

HISTORY;

EID: 84929587183     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.107     Document Type: Article

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