Assessing needs and decision contexts: RISA approaches to engagement research

Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 3-26

  Simpson, Caitlin F ^a   Dilling, Lisa ^b   Dow, Kirstin ^c   Lackstrom, Kirsten J ^c   Lemos, Maria Carmen ^d   Riley, Rachel E ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Boundary organizations; Climate; Decision making; Engagement; Methodologies; Science policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959413472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118474785.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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