Inclusive approaches to urban climate adaptation planning and implementation in the Global South

Climate Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 372-392

  Chu, Eric ^a   Anguelovski, Isabelle ^b   Carmin, JoAnn ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

civil society; climate adaptation; inclusion; justice; participation; urban planning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN PLANNING;

ECUADOR; GUJARAT; INDIA; PICHINCHA; QUITO; SURAT;

EID: 84961288888     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1019822     Document Type: Article

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