Legal strategies for adaptive management under climate change

Journal of Environmental Law

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-53

  McDonald, Jan ^a   Styles, Megan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive management; Climate change; Environmental decision making; Resource management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LEGISLATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84898931521     PISSN: 09528873     EISSN: 1464374X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jel/equ003     Document Type: Article

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