Integrative propositions for adapting conservation policy to the impacts of climate change

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-362

  Hagerman, Shannon ^a   Dowlatabadi, Hadi ^a,b,c   Chan, Kai M A ^a   Satterfield, Terre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Climate change; Conservation policy; Objectives and means; Policy change; Protected values; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM;

EID: 77951252930     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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