Assessing adaptation to the health risks of climate change: What guidance can existing frameworks provide?

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-63

  Füssel, Hans Martin ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation assessment; Climate change; Conceptual framework; Environmental health; Public health; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION KEY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38649140654     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701358416     Document Type: Review

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