Evaluating environmental policy instruments mixes; a methodology illustrated by noise policy in the Netherlands

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1381-1397

  Weber, Miriam ^a,b   Driessen, Peter P J ^b   Runhaar, Hens A C ^b  

^a Box 843   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

effectiveness; environmental policy; evaluation methodology; policy instruments

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; METHODOLOGY; NOISE POLLUTION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84902868717     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.808609     Document Type: Article

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