Impact of global warming and climate change on social development

Journal of Comparative Social Welfare

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 239-260

  Mishraa, Ashok K ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^a   Jain, Sharad K ^b  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Civil; Climate change; Ecosystems; Water resources impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956172432     PISSN: 17486831     EISSN: 1748684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486831003687626     Document Type: Article

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