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Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings. / Shove, Elizabeth.
In: Energy Policy, Vol. 26, No. 15, 12.1998, p. 1105-1112.

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Shove, E 1998, 'Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings', Energy Policy, vol. 26, no. 15, pp. 1105-1112. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-4215(98)00065-2

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Shove, E. (1998). Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings. Energy Policy, 26(15), 1105-1112. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-4215(98)00065-2

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Shove E. Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings. Energy Policy. 1998 Dec;26(15):1105-1112. doi: 10.1016/S0301-4215(98)00065-2

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Shove, Elizabeth. / Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings. In: Energy Policy. 1998 ; Vol. 26, No. 15. pp. 1105-1112.

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