The vulnerability of global cities to climate hazards

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-64

  de Sherbinin, Alex ^a   Schiller, Andrew ^b   Pulsipher, Alex ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate change vulnerability; Climate variability; Megacities; Natural disasters; Urban planning; Urban poverty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; MEGACITY; NATURAL DISASTER; POVERTY; URBAN PLANNING; WORLD CITY;

ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SHANGHAI; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34247200581     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247807076725     Document Type: Article

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