Local Agenda 21 and barriers to sustainability at the local government level in Victoria, Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-181

  Mercer, David ^a   Jotkowitz, Benjamin ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Environmental policy; Local Agenda 21; Local government; Victoria

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033927989     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713612242     Document Type: Article

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