Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surges: High Stakes for a Small Number of Developing Countries

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-138

  Brecht, Henrike ^a   Dasgupta, Susmita ^a   Laplante, Benoit ^a   Murray, Siobhan ^a   Wheeler, David ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; cyclonic storm surge; developing countries; GIS overlays; population

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL PROTECTION; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GIS; POPULATION GROWTH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM SURGE;

INDONESIA; JAKARTA; KARACHI; MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; SIND;

EID: 84857585573     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496511433601     Document Type: Article

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