Political modernisation and the environmental question: The case for strategic planning

Local Government Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-87

  Blowers, Andrew ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MODERNIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036333258     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714004141     Document Type: Article

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