The role of learning and knowledge in adapting to climate change: A case study of Norwegian municipalities

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 946-961

  Orderud, Geir Inge ^a   Winsvold, Marte ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Knowledge; Learning; Municipalities

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MUNICIPALITIES; SINGLE-LOOP LEARNING; SOCIAL LEARNING;

POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84872547154     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2012.730676     Document Type: Article

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