Incorporating climate change adaptation into local plans

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 984-1002

  Picketts, Ian M ^a   Déry, Stephen J ^a   Curry, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; community plan; local plan; sustainability plan

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PRINCE GEORGE;

EID: 84898400749     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.776951     Document Type: Article

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