Climate change and the insurance sector: Its role in adaptation and mitigation

Greener Management International

Volumn , Issue 39, 2002, Pages 83-98

  Dlugolecki, Andrew ^a   Keykhah, Mojdeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 0042238404     PISSN: 09669671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9774/GLEAF.3062.2002.au.00009     Document Type: Article

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