Governing desertification in Mediterranean Europe: The challenge of environmental policy integration in multi-level governance contexts

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-325

  Briassoulis, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Desertification; Environmental policy integration; Mediterranean Europe; Multi level governance

Indexed keywords

COMBATING DESERTIFICATION; CURRENT MODE; DESERTIFICATION; DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTEGRATION; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; POLICY SUPPORT;

CLIMATOLOGY; COORDINATION REACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTEGRATION;

PUBLIC POLICY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79956063755     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1018     Document Type: Article

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