An anatomy of adaptation to climate change and variability

Climatic Change

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 223-251

  Smit, Barry ^a   Burton, Ian ^b   Klein, Richard J T ^c   Wandel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0034081216     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005661622966     Document Type: Article

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