Sharing for people, planet or profit? Analysing motivations for intended sharing economy participation

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 23, Issue , 2017, Pages 28-39

  Böcker, Lars ^a   Meelen, Toon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaborative consumption; Environmental behaviour; Motivations; Sharing economy; Sustainable consumption; Sustainable innovation

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC PLANNING; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84994745352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2016.09.004     Document Type: Article

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