Low carbon communities imaginative approaches to combating climate change locally /

Community action is a vital strategy in the fight against climate change and has increasingly informed government policy, academic inquiry and grassroots action since the start of this century. This timely and engaging volume explores both the promise of community-based action in tackling climate ch...

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Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Other Authors: Peters, Michael., Fudge, Shane., Jackson, Tim.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2010.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848445895.xml
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