Policy options for, and constraints on, effective adaptation for rivers and wetlands in northeast queensland

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-164

  Boer, H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation policies; Climate change; Rivers; Wetland ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT LOSS; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 78951489681     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2010.9725262     Document Type: Article

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