Vulnerability of coastal communities to sea-level rise: A case study of Cape May County, New Jersey, USA

Climate Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-270

  Wu, Shuang Ye ^a   Yarnal, Brent ^a   Fisher, Ann ^b  

^a Department of Geography ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change impacts; Climate change scenarios; Coastal development; Coastal hazards; Sea level rise; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIAL IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

CAPE MAY; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037021139     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr022255     Document Type: Article

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