Integrating local perspectives into climate change decision making in rural areas of the Canadian prairies

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-196

  Patiño, Lorena ^a   Gauthier, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Climatology; Decision making; Organizations; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047755     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568690910955630     Document Type: Article

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