Climate change and cultural diversity

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 199, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Wisner, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL CHANGE; ETHNICITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WEATHER;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INTERNATIONALITY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; WEATHER;

EID: 78649425647     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: 14682451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2010.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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