Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: Incorporating influences of socio-economic stress

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-486

  Hjerpe, Mattias ^a   Glaas, Erik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategies; Climate vulnerability; Flooding; Local government; Multiple stresses; Socio economic stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; FLOODING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VULNERABILITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84860364711     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9337-3     Document Type: Article

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