Vulnerability, capacity and resilience: Perspectives for climate and development policy

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-232

  Gaillard, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Capacity; Climate; Development; Disaster risk reduction; Policy; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 77149134322     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1675     Document Type: Article

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