Transitions on the home front: A story of sustainable living beyond eco-efficiency

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages 240-248

  Hagbert, Pernilla ^a,b   Bradley, Karin ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home; Low impact; Sustainable living; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019353579     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.05.002     Document Type: Article

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