Exploring the regional politics of 'sustainability': Making up sustainable communities in the South-East of England

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 370-381

  Cochrane, Allan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Governance; Post political; Region; South East of England; Sustainability; Sustainable communities

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLITICS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649550071     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.556     Document Type: Article

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