A multi-layered governance framework for incorporating social science insights into adapting to the health impacts of climate change

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bowen, Kathryn J ^a,b   Ebi, Kristie ^c   Friel, Sharon ^a   McMichael, Anthony J ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ClimAdapt   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Global health; Governance; Methods; Multi sectoral; Social networks; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNANCE; MULTI-SECTORAL; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNANCE; METHODS; MULTI-SECTORAL; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84886290964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.21820     Document Type: Article

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