Adaptation to climate change: Assessing the costs

Environment

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 29-36

  Parry, Martin ^a   Arnell, Nigel ^b   Berry, Pam ^c   Dodman, David ^d   Fankhauser, Samuel ^e   Hope, Chris ^f   Kovats, Sari ^g   Nicholls, Robert ^h   Satterthwaite, David ^d   Tiffin, Richard ^b   Wheeler, Tim ^b   Lowe, Jason ⁱ   Hanson, Clair ^j  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71949111077     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139150903337423     Document Type: Article

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