Editorial: The governance of adaptation to climate change as a multi-level, multi-sector and multi-actor challenge: A European comparative perspective

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Dewulf, Art ^a   Meijerink, Sander ^b   Runhaar, Hens ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84929410542     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2014.000     Document Type: Editorial

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