Contesting power, trust and legitimacy in the South African e-waste transition

Policy Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-86

  Lawhon, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

e waste; Environmental governance; Power; Socio technical transitions; South Africa; Transition arena

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANNING THEORY; POWER RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857645584     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-012-9146-x     Document Type: Article

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