Justice in adaptation to climate change: Cosmopolitan implications for international institutions

Environmental Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 617-636

  Harris, Paul G ^a   Symons, Jonathan ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Cosmopolitanism; Justice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT;

EID: 77955394674     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2010.489716     Document Type: Article

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