Assessing adaptive capacity of institutions to climate change: A comparative case study of the Dutch Wadden Sea and the Venice Lagoon

Climate Law

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-250

  Munaretto, Stefania ^a   Klostermann, Judith E M ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85142516594     PISSN: 18786553     EISSN: 18786561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/cl-2011-035     Document Type: Article

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