Science-policy interface and the role of impact assessments in the case of biofuels

Sustainable Development, Evaluation and Policy-Making: Theory, Practise and Quality Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 151-172

  Hirschl, Bernd ^a   Kaphengst, Timo ^b   Neumann, Anna ^a   Umpfenbach, Katharina ^b  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research (I W)   (Germany)

^b ECOLOGIC INSTITUTE   (Germany)

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EID: 84881829639     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781953525.00018     Document Type: Chapter

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