Arctic tipping points: Governance in turbulent times

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-84

  Young, Oran R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anticipatory responses; Arctic Council; Governance; Non linear change; Regime complex; Tipping point; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; NONLINEARITY; SEA ICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBULENCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; ICE COVER; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; ICE COVER; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84859408840     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0227-4     Document Type: Article

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