Employment, environmental pollution and working class life in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of Political Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Broto, Vanesa Castán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosnia and herzegovina; Employment; Environmental pollution; Social constructionism; Working class life

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LIFESTYLE; LOCAL ECONOMY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; TUZLA [BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA];

EID: 84896950352     PISSN: 10730451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/v20i1.21743     Document Type: Article

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