Australian Climate, Energy and Water Policies: Conflicts and synergies

Australian Geographer

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-22

  Pittock, Jamie ^a   Hussey, Karen ^b   McGlennon, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; climate change; policy integration; renewable energy; sequestration; water policy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874544524     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2013.765345     Document Type: Article

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