Evidence of the environmental Kuznets’ curve among US counties and the impact of social capital

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 358-387

  Keene, Ashleigh ^a   Deller, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth and development; Environment; Natural resources; Other; Other urban and regional issues; Policy and applications; Urban and regional issues

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KUZNETS CURVE; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960428223     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017613496633     Document Type: Article

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