Introduction

Cities and Low Carbon Transitions

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-10

  Bulkeley, Harriet ^a   Broto, Vanesa Castán ^a   Hodson, Mike ^b   Marvin, Simon ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904955222     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203839249     Document Type: Editorial

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