Assessing adaptation to extreme weather events in Europe-Editorial

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 611-620

  Mechler, Reinhard ^a,b   Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W ^c,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENVIRONMENT   (Poland)

^d POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 77957358043     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9245-y     Document Type: Editorial

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