Hobson, KerstyNiemeyer, Simon2015-12-100959-3780http://hdl.handle.net/1885/68229Public deliberative platforms have been argued as potentially beneficial in fostering adaptive capacity to respond to climate change. However, little is known about the veracity of such claims, and indeed how deliberation and adaptive capacity can and doKeywords: adaptive management; climate change; environmental policy; leadership; participatory approach; public service; qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; signal; Australia Adaptive capacity; Deliberation; Q methodology201110.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.05.0012016-02-24