Cross-sectoral strategies in global sustainability governance: towards a nexus approach

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 449-464

  Boas, Ingrid ^a   Biermann, Frank ^b   Kanie, Norichika ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global governance; Nexus; Policy integration; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84964661498     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-016-9321-1     Document Type: Article

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