Aim and scope of the book
The origins of climate change research and assumptions within the field
The role of theory and case studies in social science: means to understanding institutions and contextualising instruments
The complex of issues influencing action on climate change: examples from forestry and multi-level cases
Why knowledge is not enough: limits to communication and learning
Why understanding stakeholder participation requires understanding power and institutions
Understanding environment, society, and scale: why outcomes of the same types of measures are not the same everywhere, and local level is not only local
Conclusion: implications of an institutional understanding.