A charter moment: Restructuring governance for sustainability

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-304

  Kanie, Norichika ^a,f   Betsill, Michele M ^b   Zondervan, Ruben ^c   Biermann, Frank ^c,d   Young, Oran R ^e  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earth System Governance; Governance; Institutional framework for sustainable development; International institutions; Political actors; UN Charter; United Nations

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84862634259     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.1625     Document Type: Article

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