Institutional constraints to adaptive capacity: Adaptability to climate change in the Norwegian electricity sector

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-317

  Inderberg, Tor Håkon ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity to climate change; Adaptive governance; Electricity sector; Institutional change; Regulations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

NORWAY;

EID: 79960535368     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.569538     Document Type: Article

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