Climate change impacts on water management and adaptation strategies in The Netherlands: Stakeholder and scientific expert judgements

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-200

  Veraart, J A ^a   van Ierland, E C ^a   Werners, S E ^a   Verhagen, A ^a   de Groot, R S ^a   Kuikman, P J ^a   Kabat, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Expert judgement; Impacts; Spatial planning; Stakeholder participation; The Netherlands; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953642140     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15239081003722163     Document Type: Article

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