The Innovation Union: A perfect means to confused ends?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-80

  van den Hove, Sybille ^a   McGlade, Jacqueline ^b   Mottet, Pierre ^c   Depledge, Michael H ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^c IBA Group   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment and health; Environmental research; European Union; Innovation; Research policy; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH; INNOVATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; WELLBEING;

EID: 83455219581     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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