Transboundary Risk Governance
Rolf Lidskog, Linda Soneryd and Ylva Uggla with foreword by Alan Irwin
Transboundary Risk Governance
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Transboundary Risk Governance Rolf Lidskog, Linda Soneryd and Ylva Uggla
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First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2010 Copyright © Rolf Lidskog, Linda Soneryd and Ylva Uggla, 2010 All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-84407-791-5 Typeset by JS Typesetting Ltd, Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan Cover design by Yvonne Booth For a full list of publications please contact: Earthscan Dunstan House 14a St Cross St London, EC1N 8XA, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 1930 Fax: +44 (0)20 7242 1474 Email: