Climate policy innovation: a sociotechnical transitions perspective

Environmental Politics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 774-794

  Upham, Paul ^a,b   Kivimaa, Paula ^b,c   Mickwitz, Per ^b   Åstrand, Kerstin ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

climate policy innovation; path creation; path dependence; sociotechnical transitions; transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918767431     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2014.923632     Document Type: Article

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