The role of ad hoc networks in supporting climate change adaptation: A case study from the Southeastern United States

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1235-1244

  Dow, Kirstin ^a   Haywood, Benjamin K ^a   Kettle, Nathan P ^a   Lackstrom, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Networks; North Carolina; Social capital; South Carolina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891155121     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0440-8     Document Type: Article

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