Vulnerability of Inuit food systems to food insecurity as a consequence of climate change: A case study from Igloolik, Nunavut

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-100

  Ford, James D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Canada; Climate change; Food security; Inuit; Traditional foods; Vulnerability science

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349272253     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-008-0060-x     Document Type: Article

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