Governing Carbon and Climate in the Cities: An Overview of Policy and Planning Challenges and Options

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-26

  Romero Lankao, Patricia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY MAKING; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84856910596     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.638496     Document Type: Article

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