Anti-politics, Apocalypse and Adaptation in Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 266-278

  Symons, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; Africa; anti politics; climate chance; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

KENYA;

EID: 84907590492     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14702541.2014.907442     Document Type: Article

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