Adaptive capacity for climate change in Canadian rural communities

Local Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-397

  Wall, Ellen ^a   Marzall, Katia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RURAL AREA;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746979687     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830600785506     Document Type: Article

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