Climate change as governmentality: Technologies of government for adaptation in three European countries

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 435-452

  Keskitalo, E Carina H ^a   Juhola, Sirkku ^a,b   Westerhoff, Lisa ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; governmentality; technologies of government

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

FINLAND; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860287756     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.607994     Document Type: Article

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