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Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change. / Shove, Elizabeth.
In: Environment and Planning A, Vol. 42, No. 6, 06.2010, p. 1273-1285.

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Shove, E 2010, 'Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change', Environment and Planning A, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.1068/a42282

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Shove E. Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change. Environment and Planning A. 2010 Jun;42(6):1273-1285. doi: 10.1068/a42282

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Shove, Elizabeth. / Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change. In: Environment and Planning A. 2010 ; Vol. 42, No. 6. pp. 1273-1285.

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