Ways to help and ways to hinder: Governance for effective adaptation to an uncertain climate

Arctic

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-88

  Loring, Philip A ^a   Gerlach, S Craig ^a   Atkinson, David E ^b   Murray, Maribeth S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive significance; Co management; Environmental policy; Fisheries management; Subsistence; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; DEER; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HARVESTING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESOURCE USE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952844361     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4081     Document Type: Article

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