Cities as learning organisations in climate policy: The case of Malmö

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-106

  Lenhart, Jennifer ^a   Bouteligier, Sofie ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^a   Kern, Kristine ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIETY AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

climate policy forerunners; learning organisation; local authorities; Malm ; sustainable cities; urban climate governance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLEXITY; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEARNING; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN CLIMATE;

MALMO; SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84898048823     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2014.889020     Document Type: Article

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