Governance for sustainable development at the inter-subnational level: The case of the network of regional governments for sustainable development (nrg4SD)

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-149

  Happaerts, Sander ^a   van Den Brande, Karoline ^a   Bruyninckx, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Governance for sustainable development; Networks; Nrg4SD; Subnational entities

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 77949644181     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560903187362     Document Type: Article

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