Taking ownership of climate change: Participatory adaptation planning in two local case studies from California

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-74

  Moser, Susanne C ^a   Ekstrom, Julia A ^b  

^a Susanne Moser Research and Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Local government; Participation; Planning process

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MITIGATION; OWNERSHIP; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL POWER; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC SPENDING; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE; VULNERABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84977177508     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-011-0012-5     Document Type: Article

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