Factors affecting rural landholders' adaptation to climate change: Insights from formal institutions and communities of practice

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-114

  Raymond, Christopher M ^a,b   Robinson, Guy M ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Enviroconnect Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Communities; Information transfer; Institutions; Knowledge exchange; Transformational adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; LANDOWNER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84872608335     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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