The mitigation-adaptation dichotomy and the role of spatial planning

Habitat International

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-237

  Biesbroek, G Robbert ^a   Swart, Rob J ^a   van der Knaap, Wim G M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Mitigation; River basin approach; Spatial planning; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; MITIGATION; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 64249154998     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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