Thinking globally and acting locally: Can the Johannesburg partnerships coordinate action on sustainable development?

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-239

  Hale, Thomas N ^a   Mauzerall, Denise L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; International environmental issues; Partnership; Sustainable development; Transparency; Type II; World Summit on Sustainable Development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 4444336090     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496504268699     Document Type: Article

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