Household perceptions of coastal hazards and climate change in the Central Philippines

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-148

  Combest Friedman, Chelsea ^a   Christie, Patrick ^a   Miles, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal hazard; Philippines; Risk perception; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; HAZARDS; LOCATION; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL;

CLIMATE INFORMATION; COASTAL HAZARDS; DECISION MAKERS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; PERCEIVED RISK; PHILIPPINES; RESOURCE DEPENDENCIES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPATIAL LOCATION; VULNERABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

RAIN;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ARCHIPELAGO; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TROPICAL REGION; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HURRICANE; PHILIPPINES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEASHORE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84864919555     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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