Climate change impacts and adaptation in cities: A review of the literature

Climatic Change

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-49

  Hunt, Alistair ^a   Watkiss, Paul ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Paul Watkiss Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL; URBAN GROWTH; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; STATE OF THE ART; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; OECD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651092352     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9975-6     Document Type: Article

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