Rethinking barriers to adaptation: Mechanism-based explanation of impasses in the governance of an innovative adaptation measure

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-118

  Biesbroek, G Robbert ^a   Termeer, Catrien J A M ^a   Klostermann, Judith E M ^b   Kabat, Pavel ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Public Administration and Policy group Wageningen University ^*

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Barriers; Climate change; Governance; Mechanisms; Water Plaza

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PROJECT DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84901393979     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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