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The Adaptation Policy Paradox

The Implementation Deficit of Policies Framed as Climate Change Adaptation

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ID4967951
AuthorsJacques Dupuis (0000-0001-5098-7956, Swiss School of Public Health), Johann Dupuis, Peter Knoepfel (0000-0003-1669-2745, Swiss School of Public Health)
Year2013
Volume18
Issue4
Pagesart31
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-05965-180431
OpenAlexW2145731456
LanguageEN
Citations received45
References cited52

Dupuis, J., and P. Knoepfel 2013. The adaptation policy paradox: the implementation deficit of policies framed as climate change adaptation. Ecology and Society 18(4): 31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05965-180431

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Unique citing works45
Citations per year3,46
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
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