Organizational values and the implications for mainstreaming climate adaptation in Dutch municipalities: Using Q methodology

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 443-456

  Uittenbroek, Caroline J ^a   Janssen Jansen, Leonie B ^b   Spit, Tejo J M ^a   Runhaar, Hens A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Local government; Mainstreaming climate adaptation; Organizational values; Q methodology; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE ADAPTATION; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES; Q METHODOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84907756938     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2014.048     Document Type: Article

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