Adapting to climate change: An integrated biophysical and economic assessment for Mozambique

Sustainability Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-20

  Arndt, Channing ^a   Strzepeck, Kenneth ^b   Tarp, Finn ^a,c   Thurlow, James ^c,e   Fant, Charles ^d   Wright, Len ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical and economic outcomes; Climate change; General equilibrium modelling; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651306380     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-010-0118-9     Document Type: Article

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