Some lessons learned from public health on the process of adaptation

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 607-620

  Ebi, Kristie L ^a   Smith, Joel ^b   Burton, Ian ^c   Scheraga, Joel ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Impacts; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33746524275     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-3257-7     Document Type: Review

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