Climate protection and energy sustainability policy in California cities: What have we learned?

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 905-924

  Kwon, Myungjung ^a   Jang, Hee Soun ^b   Feiock, Richard C ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84913609638     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12094     Document Type: Article

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