The impact of internal and external characteristics on the adoption of climate mitigation policies by us municipalities

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 851-871

  Pitt, Damian ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249279668     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c09175     Document Type: Article

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