The role of civic environmentalism in the pursuit of sustainable communities

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-363

  Agyeman, Julian ^a   Angus, Briony ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0043125750     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096901     Document Type: Article

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