Trying hard to adapt to a chaotic world: How complex challenges overwhelmed best intentions

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 139-149

  Orr, Christopher J ^a   Williams, Kathleen C ^b   Laurent, Katrina L ^c   Friedman, Kathryn B ^d   Krantzberg, Gail ^e   Scavia, Donald ^f   Creed, Irena F ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Environmental policy; Grassroots organization; Sense of place; Social transformation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRADUAL TRANSFORMATIONS; GREAT LAKES REGIONS; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION;

LAKES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGING POPULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; TRADE-OFF;

SAINT LAWRENCE BASIN;

EID: 84924049867     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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