Socially sustainable degrowth as a social–ecological transformation: repoliticizing sustainability

Sustainability Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-384

  Asara, Viviana ^a,b   Otero, Iago ^b,c   Demaria, Federico ^a,b   Corbera, Esteve ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b Research and Degrowth   (Spain)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 84937812726     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-015-0321-9     Document Type: Editorial

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