Informing adaptation responses to climate change through theories of transformation

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-126

  Park, S E ^a   Marshall, N A ^a   Jakku, E ^a   Dowd, A M ^a   Howden, S M ^a   Mendham, E ^b   Fleming, A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GROUNDWATER RESEARCH AND TRAINING   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation Action Cycles; Adaptive capacity; Decision making; Resilience; Transition management

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BREWING INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING; MARKET TRANSITION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855994091     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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