The Socio-institutional Dynamics of Urban Climate Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Innovation and Change in Durban (KZN, South Africa) and Portland (OR, USA)

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1386-1402

  Aylett, Alex ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Sustainable Cities International   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; URBAN CLIMATE;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876440118     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013480968     Document Type: Article

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