Climate adaptation: Institutional response to environmental constraints, and the need for increased flexibility, participation, and integration of approaches

Applied Geography

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-139

  Amaru, Stephanie ^a   Chhetri, Netra B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Case studies; Climate adaptation; Institutions; Top down

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EID: 84873137532     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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