Social housing tenants, Climate Change and sustainable living: A study of awareness, behaviours and willingness to adapt

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-45

  Hayles, Carolyn S ^a   Dean, Moira ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour modification; Climate Change; Households

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931034214     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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