An event-based methodology for climate change and human-environment research

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-143

  Walters, Bradley B ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abductive causal eventism; Event ecology; Lucia; Philippines; Research methodology; St; Tree planting

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MANGROVE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL TEST; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESEARCH WORK; TREE PLANTING; UPLAND REGION;

PHILIPPINES; SAINT LUCIA; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84874823778     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2012.741890     Document Type: Article

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