Ecological Modernization in Practice? The Case of Sustainable Development in Sweden

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 411-427

  Lidskog, Rolf ^a   Elander, Ingemar ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecological modernization; environmental policy; sustainable development; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870565372     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.737234     Document Type: Article

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