A review of interventions to encourage SMEs to make environmental improvements

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-301

  Parker, Craig M ^a   Redmond, Janice ^b   Simpson, Mike ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 66349136796     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0859b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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