Testing a rapid climate change adaptation assessment for water and sanitation providers in informal settlements in three cities in sub-Saharan Africa

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 619-637

  Heath, Tom T ^a   Parker, Alison H ^a   Weatherhead, E Keith ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; climate change impacts; informal settlements; sanitation; water

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLOODING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SANITATION; WATER;

ANTANANARIVO [MADAGASCAR]; KENYA; LUSAKA [ZAMBIA]; MADAGASCAR; NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84867408523     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247812453540     Document Type: Article

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