Ecological modernisation and policy learning in Hong Kong

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 319-330

  Gouldson, Andrew ^a   Hills, Peter ^b   Welford, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ecological modernisation; Hong Kong; Policy learning; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 37349110044     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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