Implications of climate change for outdoor event planning: A case study of three special events in Canada's National Capital Region

Event Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-76

  Jones, Brenda ^a   Scott, Daniel ^a   Khaled, Halim Abi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b National Capital Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canada; Climate change; Event planning; Festival

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846512862     PISSN: 15259951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/152599506779364615     Document Type: Article

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