Institutional Responses to Climate Change: The Case of the Alaska Transportation System

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-28

  McBeath, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Incrementalism; Oil pipeline; Permafrost; Transportation systems; U.S. government agencies (political institutions)

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MAINTENANCE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142123296     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025840627213     Document Type: Article

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