Farmers and perverse outcomes: The quest for food and energy security, emissions reduction and climate adaptation

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 463-471

  Beilin, Ruth ^a   Sysak, Tamara ^a   Hill, Serenity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Innovation; Maladaptation; Peak oil; Policy analysis; Water

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOODING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; INNOVATION;

EID: 84860256756     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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