What is the Goal? Framing the Climate Change Adaptation Question through a Problem-Oriented Approach

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-30

  Roman, Carolina E ^a   Lynch, Amanda H ^a   Dominey Howes, Dale ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84866515862     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010WCAS1052.1     Document Type: Article

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