Presentation and persuasion: The meaning of evidence in Irish green infrastructure policy

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 167-186

  Lennon, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Evidence; Green infrastructure; Persuasion; Presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901787502     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426414X13935916947767     Document Type: Article

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