Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review

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Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review. / Upham, Paul; Bögel, Paula; Klapper, Ritta G. et al.
Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency . ed. / Satu Teerikangas; Tiina Onlika; Katariina Koistinen; Marileena Mäkelä. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. p. 29-45.

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Upham, P, Bögel, P, Klapper, RG & Kašperová, E 2021, Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review. in S Teerikangas, T Onlika, K Koistinen & M Mäkelä (eds), Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency . Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 29-45. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906035.00007

APA

Upham, P., Bögel, P., Klapper, R. G., & Kašperová, E. (2021). Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review. In S. Teerikangas, T. Onlika, K. Koistinen, & M. Mäkelä (Eds.), Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency (pp. 29-45). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906035.00007

Vancouver

Upham P, Bögel P, Klapper RG, Kašperová E. Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review. In Teerikangas S, Onlika T, Koistinen K, Mäkelä M, editors, Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency . Edward Elgar Publishing. 2021. p. 29-45 doi: 10.4337/9781789906035.00007

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