The role of accounting in supporting adaptation to climate change

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 607-625

  Linnenluecke, Martina K ^a   Birt, Jacqueline ^a   Griffiths, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Adaptation; Climate change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940609417     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12120     Document Type: Article

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