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GENERAL PAPERS

Adaptive Capacities of Spatial Planning in the Context of Climate Change in the European Alps

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Pages 2620-2638 | Received 21 Aug 2012, Accepted 26 Oct 2013, Published online: 13 Jan 2014

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