Dealing with changing risks: a New Zealand perspective on climate change adaptation

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 581-594

  Manning, Martin ^a   Lawrence, Judy ^a   King, Darren Ngaru ^b   Chapman, Ralph ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Barriers; Climate change; Community response; Indigenous people; Local government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939891816     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0673-1     Document Type: Article

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