Adaptation to climate change: The attitudes of stakeholders in the livestock industry

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-222

  Hall, Clare ^a   Wreford, Anita ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Attitudes; Climate change; Livestock industry; Q methodology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDUCATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84855879530     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9321-y     Document Type: Article

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