A tale of two cities: Climate change policies in vancouver and melbourne - barometers of cooperative federalism?

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1242-1267

  Jones, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; City government; Climate change; Intergovernmental cooperation; Melbourne; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; METROPOLITAN AREA; OECD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN; MELBOURNE; VANCOUVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84868204297     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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