Conundrums in implementing a green economy in the Gauteng City-Region

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-87

  Götz, Graeme ^a   Schäffler, Alexis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; WATER SUPPLY;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84924691835     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.02.005     Document Type: Review

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