Linking Community, Radio, and Action Research on Climate Change: Reflections on a Systemic Approach

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 101-117

  Harvey, Blane ^a   Burns, Danny ^a   Oswald, Katy ^a  

^a IDS Climate Change Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 84860430670     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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