Participation in environmental governance: Legitimate and effective?

Environmental Governance: The Challenge of Legitimacy and Effectiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 29-45

  Newig, Jens ^a   Kvarda, Eva ^b  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

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EID: 84881922656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849806077.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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