Adaptive governance and institutional strategies for climate-induced community relocations in Alaska

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 9320-9325

  Bronen, Robin ^a   Chapin III, F Stuart ^b  

^a Alaska Institute for Justice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climigration; Coastal retreat

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COASTAL PLAIN; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EROSION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELOCATION; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMIGRATION; COASTAL RETREAT;

ALASKA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84878730402     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210508110     Document Type: Article

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