Climate change in California: Scenarios and approaches for adaptation

Climatic Change

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-16

  Mastrandrea, Michael D ^a   Luers, Amy L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE PROJECTION; GLOBAL ACTIONS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS;

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EMISSION CONTROL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856734589     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0240-4     Document Type: Article

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