Urban environmental challenges and climate change action in New York City

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 557-573

  Solecki, William ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; New York City; urban

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867420694     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247812456472     Document Type: Article

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