Sub-national responses to climate change in England: Evidence from local area agreements

Local Government Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-217

  Pearce, Graham ^a   Cooper, Stuart ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Local area agreements; Measuring performance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS;

EID: 79957543100     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2011.554825     Document Type: Article

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