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2 - The Intangibles of Climate Change Adaptation

Philosophy, Ethics, and Values

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2015

By
Bertrand Guillaume  and
Stijn Neuteleers
Edited by
Karen O'Brien  and
Elin Selboe
Karen O'Brien
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
Elin Selboe
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change , pp. 24 - 40
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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