Knowledge collaboration and learning by aligning global sustainability programs: Reflections in the context of Rio+20

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 272-279

  Tukker, Arnold ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Green economy; Sustainability; Sustainable consumption and production

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); ECONOMICS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN ECONOMIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; KNOWLEDGE COLLABORATION; POVERTY ERADICATION; SUPPORTIVE POLICIES; SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879934921     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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