What kind of leadership do we need for climate adaptation? A framework for analyzing leadership objectives, functions, and tasks in climate change adaptation

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-256

  Meijerink, Sander ^a   Stiller, Sabina ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Climate adaptation; Leadership; Leadership functions; Leadership tasks

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 84876835960     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c11129     Document Type: Article

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