A process for evaluating anticipatory adaptation measures for climate change

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 229-238

  Smith, J B ^a   Ragland, S E ^a   Pitts, G J ^a  

^a Hagler Bailly Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; benefit cost analysis; cost effectiveness analysis; multicriteria analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METEOROLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ANTICIPATORY ADAPTATION MEASURES; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLANS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0029659138     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1053-4_21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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