Multi-level governance of climate change adaptation through regional partnerships in Canada and England

Geoforum

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-129

  Bauer, Anja ^a   Steurer, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change adaptation; England; Multi level governance; New governance; Regional partnerships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL PLANNING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STAKEHOLDER;

CANADA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888403437     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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