A meta-analysis of urban climate change adaptation planning in the U.S.

Urban Climate

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-29

  Hughes, Sara ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Governance; Institutional capacity; Meta analysis; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949086924     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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