Toward reflexive climate adaptation research

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-135

  Preston, Benjamin L ^a   Rickards, Lauren ^b   Fünfgeld, Hartmut ^b   Keenan, Rodney J ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84935026581     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.05.002     Document Type: Review

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