Climate change, human well-being and insecurity

New Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-292

  Adger, W Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Insecurity; Justice; National threat; Security

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; NATIONAL SECURITY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SECURITY THREAT;

EID: 77954653282     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: 14699923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563460903290912     Document Type: Article

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