Planned adaptation measures in Industrialised countries: A comparison of select countries within and outside the EU

Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Climate Change

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 271-338

  Westerhoff, Lisa ^a   Keskitalo, E Carina H ^a   McKay, Heather ^a   Wolf, Johanna ^b   Ellison, David ^a   Botetzagias, Iosif ^c   Reysset, Bertrand ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^d Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique ONERC   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Europe; National adaptation strategy; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255193107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9325-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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