Windows of opportunity: addressing climate uncertainty through adaptation plan implementation

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-155

  Abunnasr, Yaser ^a,b   Hamin, Elisabeth M ^a   Brabec, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

adaptation; land use; resiliency theory; uncertainty; urban planning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND USE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84912013642     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849233     Document Type: Article

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