Narrative research in climate change adaptation - Exploring a complementary paradigm for research and governance

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1083-1092

  Paschen, Jana Axinja ^a   Ison, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Knowledge production; Narrative; Participatory governance; Socio ecological systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; NARRATIVE; PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84899911747     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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