Challenging unsustainable development through research cooperation

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-56

  Levidow, Les ^a   Oreszczyn, Sue ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; agroecology; agrofuels; civil society organisations; research cooperation; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CIVIL SOCIETY; EUROPEAN UNION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84856831497     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.627680     Document Type: Article

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