Preparing for a changing climate: The Chicago climate action plan's adaptation strategy

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 115-117

  Coffee, Joyce E ^a   Parzen, Julia ^b   Wagstaff, Mark ^c   Lewis, Richard S ^c  

^a Department of Environment ^*  (United States)

^b JP Consulting   (United States)

^c MWH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Change; Chicago; Climate; Greenhouse gas; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; BENEFITS AND COSTS; CHANGING CLIMATE; CHICAGO; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE IMPACTS; ECONOMIC RISKS; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; POLICY DECISIONS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS; ROADMAP; SCORING SYSTEMS; STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; WORKING GROUPS;

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ACTION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954656229     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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