Usable climate knowledge for adaptive and co-managed water governance

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-52

  Lemos, Maria Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84907699548     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.09.005     Document Type: Review

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