The integration of environmental practices and tools in the Portuguese local public administration

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-31

  Nogueiro, Luís ^a   Ramos, Tomás B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental practices and tools; Local public administration; Portuguese municipalities; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; SURVEYS;

COMMUNICATION PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; PORTUGUESE MUNICIPALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84901846472     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.096     Document Type: Article

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