Climate change risk responses in East African cities: Need, barriers and opportunities

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 176-180

  Kithiia, Justus ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 79955642368     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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