A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: More than before, but less than needed

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-406

  Bierbaum, Rosina ^a   Smith, Joel B ^b   Lee, Arthur ^c   Blair, Maria ^d   Carter, Lynne ^e   Chapin III, F Stuart ^f   Fleming, Paul ^g   Ruffo, Susan ^h   Stults, Missy ^a   McNeeley, Shannon ⁱ   Wasley, Emily ^j   Verduzco, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^g Seattle Public Utilities   (United States)

^h THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^j University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/US Global Change Research Program   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adaptation process; Barriers; Case studies; Climate change; Mainstreaming; Multiple stressors; Stakeholder participation; Successes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873493736     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-012-9423-1     Document Type: Review

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