Climate change adaptation in British Columbia communities: Lessons for planners

International Journal of Sustainable Society

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-413

  Picketts, Ian M ^a   Curry, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BC; British Columbia; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Climate models; Climate projections; Climate solutions; Focus groups; Impacts; Planning; Prince George; Resiliency; Sustainable society; Workshops

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255207279     PISSN: 17562538     EISSN: 17562546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2011.043639     Document Type: Article

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