Vulnerability and adaptation of Hong Kong to hazards under climatic change conditions

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 181-190

  Yim, Wyss W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal resources; Floods; Hong Kong; Landslides; Sea level rise; Storm surges; Typhoons

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODS; LAND RECLAMATION; LANDSLIDES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY; COASTAL RESOURCES; STORM SURGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOOD; LANDSLIDE; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM SURGE; TYPHOON; URBAN AREA;

HONG KONG;

ADAPTATION; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HONG KONG; METEOROLOGY; SEA;

EID: 0029659126     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1053-4_17     Document Type: Article

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