Implementing social and environmental policies in cities: The case of food policy in Vancouver, Canada

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 942-967

  Mendes, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental policy; Food policy; Institutional capacity; Local governance; Policy implementation; Policy making; Social policy; Urban governance capacity; Urban planning; Urban sustainability; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 58049213330     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00814.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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