Capacity to sustain sustainability: A study of U.S. cities

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 841-853

  Wang, XiaoHu ^a   Hawkins, Christopher V ^b   Lebredo, Nick ^b   Berman, Evan M ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84873471124     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02566.x     Document Type: Note

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