Water, seas, and wine: Science for successful climate adaptation

Successful Adaptation to Climate Change: Linking Science and Policy in a Rapidly Changing World

Volumn 9780203593882, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-169

  Preston, Benjamin L ^a,b,c   Rickards, Lauren ^d,e   Dessai, Suraje ^f,g   Meyer, Ryan ^h  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84902281683     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203593882     Document Type: Chapter

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