Environmental Valuation in Europe Number 10 Participatory Approaches to Environmental Policy
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Front cover: Public protests demanding international governments to agree on lowering greenhouse gas emissions. This pdf copy is for educational use only. Any other interested users should contact the editors for obtaining the policy research brief(s).
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