Trends in climate extremes affecting human settlements

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-155

  Manton, Michael J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXTREME EVENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 77956398234     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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