Climate protection in mega-event greening: the 2010 FIFA™ World Cup and COP17/CMP7 experiences in Durban, South Africa

Climate and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 376-384

  Diederichs, Nicola ^a   Roberts, Debra ^b  

^a FutureWorks Sustainability Consulting   (South Africa)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

carbon offset; climate change; Durban; greening; mega event

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84945236928     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2015.1085361     Document Type: Article

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