A framework for facilitating dialogue between policy planners and local climate change adaptation professionals: Cases from Sweden, Canada and Indonesia

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 12-23

  Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker ^a   Swartling, Åsa Gerger ^a,b   Powell, Neil ^a   May, Brad ^c,d   Plummer, Ryan ^b,d   Simonsson, Louise ^e   Osbeck, Maria ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE   (Sweden)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Climate adaptation; Meta analysis; Public policy; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; INDONESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864805659     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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