Localizing climate change: Stepping up local climate action

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-225

  Bond, Meghan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community behaviour; Global warming; Social action; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449083170     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011025553     Document Type: Review

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