The politics of operationalisation: Sustainable development and the eco-space approach

Environmental Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-181

  Ziegler, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accountability; Eco space; Ecological; Footprint; Operationalisation; Operationism

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DEMOCRACY; FOOTPRINT; POLITICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 61849141757     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010802682544     Document Type: Article

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