Implementing adaptation to climate change at the local level

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 597-611

  Dannevig, Halvor ^a   Rauken, Trude ^a   Hovelsrud, Grete ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; climate policy; municipalities; new public management; policy implementation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84863930269     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.678317     Document Type: Article

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