Subsistence over symbolism: the role of transnational municipal networks on cities’ climate policy innovation and adoption

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 507-523

  Rashidi, Kaveh ^a   Patt, Anthony ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cities; Climate change; Climate mitigation policies; Networks; Policy diffusion

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SUBSISTENCE; SYMBOLISM; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WORLD CITY;

EID: 85020251058     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-017-9747-y     Document Type: Article

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