Ecological governance: Organizing principles for an emerging era

Public Administration Review

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages s89-s99

  Robertson, Peter J ^a   Choi, Taehyon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78650137061     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02250.x     Document Type: Article

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