Addressing environmental inequalities in UK policy: An action research perspective

Local Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-360

  Chalmers, Helen ^a   Colvin, John ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23044500754     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830500160826     Document Type: Article

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