Why the global environment needs local government: Lessons from the Johannesburg summit

Urban Lawyer

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 471-494

  Verchick, Robert R M ^b   Hulen, Ruby M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0346142705     PISSN: 00420905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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