Two souls are dwelling in my breast: Uncovering how individuals in their dual role as consumer-citizen perceive future energy policies

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2018, Pages 152-162

  Defila, Rico ^a   Di Giulio, Antonietta ^a   Ruesch Schweizer, Corinne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Citizen perspective; Consumer perspective; Futures studies; Futures Wheel; Good life; Justice; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035069817     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.10.021     Document Type: Article

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