Comparing global coordination mechanisms on energy, environment, and water

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Schubert, Susanne ^a   Gupta, Joyeeta ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coordination mechanism; Global energy governance; Global environmental governance; Global water governance; UN Water; United Nations

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; UNITED NATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84881155794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05440-180222     Document Type: Article

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