Sustainable development in Thailand: Lessons from implementing local agenda 21 in three cities

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-289

  Tonami, Aki ^a,b,c   Mori, Akihisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development aid; Local Agenda 21; Project efficiency; Public participation; Subsidiarity principle; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34548168083     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496507306223     Document Type: Article

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