Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic systems in climate change vulnerability assessment

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 160-166

  Williamson, Tim ^a   Hesseln, Hayley ^b   Johnston, Mark ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Adaptive capacity deficit; Climate change; Economic efficiency; Economic systems; Equity; Institutional failure; Irrational behaviour; Market failure; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; EQUITY; IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOUR; MARKET FAILURES; VULNERABILITY;

ECONOMICS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84856526834     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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