Strategic localism for an uncertain world: A postdevelopment approach to climate change adaptation

Geoforum

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-166

  Ireland, Philip ^a   McKinnon, Katharine ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aid; Climate change; Development; Local; Postdevelopment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AID;

EID: 84878474327     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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