Vulnerability, adaptation and climate disasters: A conceptual overview

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Yamin, Farhana ^a,b   Rahman, Atiq ^c   Huq, Saleemul ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development FIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BCAS ^*

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 27844447229     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00231.x     Document Type: Review

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