Downscaling climate models and environmental policy: From global to regional politics

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 301-307

  Jacques, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; REGIONAL POLICY;

EID: 33645012055     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508205     Document Type: Article

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