Social capital, collective action, and adaptation to climate change

Economic Geography

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-404

  Adger, W Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaption; Coastal management; Economic development; Global climate change; Resilience; Social capital; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 1942469419     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2003.tb00220.x     Document Type: Article

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