The climate change challenge: linking vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Martens, Pim ^a   McEvoy, Darryn ^a   Chang, Chiung ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 70449408065     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2009.07.010     Document Type: Review

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