A values-based approach to vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-242

  O'Brien, Karen L ^a   Wolf, Johanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; RE-TURN-ON; TERM VALUE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78651237865     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.30     Document Type: Article

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