Material matters and the search for resilience: Rethinking regional and urban development strategies in the context of global environmental change

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 166-184

  Hudson, Ray ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco restructuring; Global environmental change; Materiality; Political economy; Resilience; Sustainability; Uneven development; Urban and regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149330606     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2008.022224     Document Type: Article

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