An assessment of the impact that participation in local climate networks has on cities' implementation of climate, energy, and transportation policies

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 585-604

  Krause, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; Governance; ICLEI; Local; Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement; Municipal; Networks; Urban studies

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864840332     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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