Green procurement in Norway; a survey of practices at the municipal and county level

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 160-167

  Michelsen, Ottar ^a   de Boer, Luitzen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Green public procurement; Local authorities; Survey

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STATE ROLE; SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NORWAY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70350547763     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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