Beyond the environmental state? The political prospects of a sustainability transformation

2019/12/03 by Daniel Hausknost, Marit Hammond · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Environmental Justice and Health Disparities #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance #Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/09644016.2020.1686204

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Abstract

About half a century ago, modern democratic states started to respond to environmental pressures that had arisen in the wake of rapid industrialization. Initially, governments set up environmental ...

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