Measuring the dimensions of adaptive capacity: A psychometric approach

Ecology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lockwood, Michael ^a   Raymond, Christopher M ^a,b,c   Oczkowski, Eddie ^c   Morrison, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Psychometric scales; Rural landholders; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; LANDHOLDING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84923554711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-07203-200137     Document Type: Article

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