Legitimacy for climate policies: politics and participation in the Green City of Freiburg

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 965-982

  Kronsell, Annica ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

citizen participation; green politics; innovative cities; legitimacy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

FRIBOURG [FRIBOURG (ADS)]; FRIBOURG [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84883449899     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.748732     Document Type: Article

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