The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: A systematic literature review

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Vink, Martinus J ^a   Dewulf, Art ^a   Termeer, Catrien ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive institutions; Climate change; Governance of climate adaptation; Interactive framing; Learning; Literature on climate adaptation; Models; Negotiating; Politics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84891864561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05897-180446     Document Type: Article

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