Science-practice interactions linked to climate adaptation in two contexts: municipal planning and forestry in Sweden

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 297-314

  André, Karin ^a,b   Jonsson, C Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anchoring devices; boundary organisations; climate adaptation; domestication; science based stakeholder dialogues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919449805     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.854717     Document Type: Article

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