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How does hybrid governance emerge?: role of the elite in building a Green Municipality in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon

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How does hybrid governance emerge? role of the elite in building a Green Municipality in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. / Viana, Cecilia; Coudel, Emilie; Barlow, Bernard Josiah et al.
In: Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol. 26, No. 5, 09.2016, p. 337-350.

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Viana C, Coudel E, Barlow BJ, Ferreira J, Gardner TA, Parry LTW. How does hybrid governance emerge? role of the elite in building a Green Municipality in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Policy and Governance. 2016 Sept;26(5):337-350. Epub 2016 Aug 5. doi: 10.1002/eet.1720

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Viana, Cecilia ; Coudel, Emilie ; Barlow, Bernard Josiah et al. / How does hybrid governance emerge? role of the elite in building a Green Municipality in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 2016 ; Vol. 26, No. 5. pp. 337-350.

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