Sustainable Development and Law

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Sustainable Development and Law. / Peeters, Marjan; Schomerus, Claus-Thomas.
Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Hrsg. / Harald Heinrichs; Pim Martens; Gerd Michelsen; Arnim Wiek. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016. S. 109-118.

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschung

Harvard

Peeters, M & Schomerus, C-T 2016, Sustainable Development and Law. in H Heinrichs, P Martens, G Michelsen & A Wiek (Hrsg.), Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, S. 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_9

APA

Peeters, M., & Schomerus, C.-T. (2016). Sustainable Development and Law. In H. Heinrichs, P. Martens, G. Michelsen, & A. Wiek (Hrsg.), Sustainability Science: An Introduction (S. 109-118). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_9

Vancouver

Peeters M, Schomerus CT. Sustainable Development and Law. in Heinrichs H, Martens P, Michelsen G, Wiek A, Hrsg., Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. 2016. S. 109-118 doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_9

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