Greening the industrial city: equity, environment, and economic growth in Seattle and Chicago

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-60

  McKendry, Corina ^a   Janos, Nik ^b  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; City greening; Environmental justice; Neoliberal urbanism; Seattle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925500027     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-014-9267-0     Document Type: Article

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