An assessment of the link between greenhouse gas emissions inventories and climate action plans

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-462

  Boswell, Michael R ^a   Greve, Adrienne I ^a   Seale, Tammy L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PMC   (United States)

Author keywords

climate action plans; climate change; greenhouse gas; mitigation; policy

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORECASTING METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; LOCAL PLANNING; MITIGATION;

EID: 77957327215     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2010.503313     Document Type: Article

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