Re-introducing consumption to the 'circular economy': A sociotechnical analysis of domestic food provisioning

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Mylan, Josephine ^a   Holmes, Helen ^a   Paddock, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular economy; Consumption; Food; Food waste; Meat; Social practice; Sociology of food; Thrift

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; MEAT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOLID WASTE;

ARMERIA;

EID: 84983766465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8080794     Document Type: Article

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