Multi-level coordination of climate change adaptation: by national hierarchical steering or by regional network governance?

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 869-887

  Hanssen, Gro Sandkjaer ^a   Mydske, Per Kristen ^b   Dahle, Elisabeth ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c The County Municipality of Østfold ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; county; hierarchy; multi level coordination; network; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM;

NORWAY;

EID: 84883345063     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.738657     Document Type: Article

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