Examining green public procurement using content analysis: existing difficulties for procurers and useful recommendations

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 197-219

  Testa, Francesco ^a   Grappio, Paolo ^a   Gusmerotti, Natalia M ^a   Iraldo, Fabio ^a   Frey, Marco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Environmental policy; Green criteria; Green tender; Public procurement

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GUIDELINE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ITALY;

EID: 84957554242     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9634-1     Document Type: Article

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