Sweden and the Baltic Sea pipeline: Between ecology and economy

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-338

  Lidskog, Rolf ^a   Elander, Ingemar ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Framing; Gas pipeline; Nord Stream; Post environmental agenda; Swedish Environmental Policy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GAS PIPELINE; GAS TRANSPORT; NATIONAL SECURITY; NATURAL GAS; SUBMARINE PIPELINE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; SWEDEN;

EID: 80051888997     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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