Towards science in support of decision making: characterizing the supply of carbon cycle science

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-61

  Dilling, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon management; Climate change policy; Science policy; Usable science

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845493362     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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