Innovation politics post-Rio+20: Hybrid pathways to sustainability

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1063-1081

  Ely, Adrian ^a   Smith, Adrian ^a   Stirling, Andy ^a   Leach, Melissa ^b   Scoones, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassroots innovation; Pathways; Rio earth summit; Rio+20; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; NATION STATE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 84890844889     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c12285j     Document Type: Article

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