Changing climate, challenging choices: Identifying and evaluating climate change adaptation options for protected areas management in Ontario, Canada

Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-690

  Lemieux, Christopher J ^a   Scott, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Conservation; Management; Parks; Policy; Policy Delphi; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CAPACITY LIMITATION; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; DECISION MAKERS; DELPHI METHODOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EXPERT PANELS; MANAGEMENT AREAS; MATRIX; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; ONTARIO , CANADA; POLICY FORMULATION; PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREAS; PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT; RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; PARKS; RATING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ONTARIO; PUBLIC POLICY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 80054717130     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9700-x     Document Type: Article

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