Why ecological modernization and sustainable development should not be conflated

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-322

  Langhelle, Oluf ^a  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ecological modernization; Environmental policy; Paradigms; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006758345     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-7200(200010/12)2:4<303::aid-jepp60>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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