Knowledge flows in climate change adaptation: exploring friction between scales

Climate and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 382-387

  Stott, Clare ^a,b   Huq, Saleemul ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b International Centre for Climate Change and Development   (Bangladesh)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; Bangladesh; climate change; communications; knowledge sharing; mainstreaming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84916606335     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.951014     Document Type: Article

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