How to promote sustainable living? Inspiring experiences of Dutch downshifters

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How to promote sustainable living? Inspiring experiences of Dutch downshifters. / Schreurs, Jeanine; Martens, Pim; Kok, Gerjo.
Enabling Responsible Living. ed. / Ulf Schrader; Vera Fricke; Declan Doyle; Victoria W. Thoresen. Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer, 2013. p. 31-46.

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Harvard

Schreurs, J, Martens, P & Kok, G 2013, How to promote sustainable living? Inspiring experiences of Dutch downshifters. in U Schrader, V Fricke, D Doyle & VW Thoresen (eds), Enabling Responsible Living. Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg, pp. 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_4

APA

Schreurs, J., Martens, P., & Kok, G. (2013). How to promote sustainable living? Inspiring experiences of Dutch downshifters. In U. Schrader, V. Fricke, D. Doyle, & V. W. Thoresen (Eds.), Enabling Responsible Living (pp. 31-46). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_4

Vancouver

Schreurs J, Martens P, Kok G. How to promote sustainable living? Inspiring experiences of Dutch downshifters. In Schrader U, Fricke V, Doyle D, Thoresen VW, editors, Enabling Responsible Living. Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer. 2013. p. 31-46 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_4

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