A comparative analysis of the 'development dividend' of clean development mechanism projects in six host countries

Climate and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-64

  Disch, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism; Environmental governance; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable development; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; MALAYSIA; PERU; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79953870009     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2010.0034     Document Type: Article

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