Abstract
Drawing on emerging debates in geography around questions of identity and consumption my research, based in Sheffield, UK, employs a qualitative methodology. In this chapter I work through some initial findings from my PhD research to suggest ways in which this qualitative research should be used to assess environmental policy more effectively.
My thanks to Peter Jackson, Jane Knight, Peter Owens and Sue Elworthy for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this chapter. As ever, omissions and errors are my own responsibility. The PhD research upon which this chapter is based was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, award number R00429324336, for which I am most grateful.
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Stroh, M. (1999). Employing Qualitative Methods in the Assessment of Environmental Policy. In: Fairweather, N.B., Elworthy, S., Stroh, M., Stephens, P.H.G. (eds) Environmental Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27265-5_2
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