Combining backcasting and adaptive management for climate adaptation in coastal regions: A methodology and a South African case study

Futures

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 346-364

  Van der Voorn, Tom ^a   Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^a   Quist, Jaco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84858297713     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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