Coastal adaptation to climate change: Can the IPCC Technical Guidelines be applied?

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 239-252

  Klein, Richard J T ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b   Mimura, Nobuo ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Coastal zones; IPCC Technical Guidelines; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0033501109     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009681207419     Document Type: Article

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