Technical expertise, sustainability, and the politics of specialized knowledge

Environmental Governance: Power and Knowledge in a Local-Global World

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 38-59

  Karvonen, Andrew ^a   Brand, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921345111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203880104     Document Type: Chapter

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