Social perception of natural risks by local residents in developing countries-The example of the coastal area of Benin

Social Science Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Teka, Oscar ^a,b   Vogt, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Climate change; Coastal area; Participation; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 75049085065     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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