The green state revisited

Rethinking the Green State: Environmental governance towards climate and sustainability transitions

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-23

  Bäckstrand, Karin ^a   Kronsell, Annica ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund University   (Sweden)

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EID: 84957888881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315761978-9     Document Type: Book

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