An architecture for government action on adaptation to climate change. An editorial comment

Climatic Change

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Smith, Joel B ^a   Vogel, Jason M ^a   Iii, John E Cromwell ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKERS; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARCHITECTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEURISTICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE;

EID: 67651154115     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9623-1     Document Type: Article

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