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Expansion of Renewable Energy in Federal Settings: Austria, Belgium, and Germany in Comparison 联邦环境下可再生能源的扩张:奥地利、比利时和德国的比较

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519887488

Stefan Wurster, Christian Hagemann

引用次数: 15

Energy Cooperatives and Municipalities in Local Energy Governance Arrangements in Switzerland and Germany 瑞士和德国地方能源治理安排中的能源合作社和市政当局

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519886013

Benjamin Schmid, T. Meister, B. Klagge, I. Seidl

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引用次数: 28

Environmental Protection in the Hands of the State: Authoritarian Environmentalism and Popular Perceptions in Vietnam 国家手中的环境保护:越南的权威环境主义和大众观念

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2020-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/1070496520905625

O. Bruun

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引用次数: 20

Building Policy Coherence for Sound Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Management in a Developing Country 在一个发展中国家建立健全的废弃电气和电子设备管理的政策一致性

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2020-01-14 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519898218

M. Oteng-Ababio, Maja van der Velden, Mark B. Taylor

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引用次数: 12

Energy Transition in Europe and the United States: Policy Entrepreneurs and Veto Players in Federalist Systems 欧洲和美国的能源转型:联邦制中的政策企业家和否决权参与者

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-12-03 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519887489

A. Balthasar, M. Schreurs, Frédéric Varone

引用次数: 19

Environmental Degradation and Public Opinion: The Case of Air Pollution in Vietnam 环境退化与公众舆论:越南空气污染案例

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-11-27 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519888252

S. Kim, S. P. Harish, Ryan Kennedy, X. Jin, Johannes Urpelainen

引用次数: 14

The Politics of Renewable Energy Production in a Federal Context: The Deployment of Small Hydropower in the Swiss Cantons 联邦背景下可再生能源生产的政治:瑞士各州小水电的部署

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-11-22 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519886005

Isabelle Stadelmann‐Steffen, S. Rieder, Chantal Strotz

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引用次数: 16

Climate Financing Through the Adaptation Fund: What Determines Fund Allocation? 通过适应基金提供气候融资:是什么决定了资金分配?

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519877483

A. Mori, S. Rahman, M. Uddin

引用次数: 12

Impact of Environmental Decentralization on Regional Green Development 环境分权对区域绿色发展的影响

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-09-02 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519870276

Xuan Zou, Can Lei, K. Gao, Chun-Tien Hu

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引用次数: 17

Supporting Sustainable Innovations: An Examination of India Farmer Agrobiodiversity Conservation 支持可持续创新:印度农民农业生物多样性保护研究

IF 3.2 3区社会学

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2019-08-27 DOI: 10.1177/1070496519870299

Natalie Kopytko

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引用次数: 8