Adapting to climate change in land management: The role of deliberative workshops in enhancing social learning

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-426

  McCrum, Gillian ^a   Blackstock, Kirsty ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a   Rivington, Mike ^a   Miller, Dave ^a   Buchan, Kevin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate change; Governance; Indicator; Participation; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGROMETEOROLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CURRICULUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951744779     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.525     Document Type: Article

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