The role of law in adapting to climate change

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-295

  Mcdonald, Jan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ADAPTATION DECISIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE HAZARDS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; LEGAL INSTITUTIONS; MARKET MECHANISMS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 79961224775     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.96     Document Type: Article

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