Climate change scenario planning in Alaska's National Parks: Stakeholder involvement in the decision-making process

Applied Geography

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-28

  Ernst, Kathleen M ^a   van Riemsdijk, Micheline ^a  

^a Department of Geography ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alaska; Climate change; Decision making; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATIONAL PARK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGIONAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883756799     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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