A systems approach to meeting the challenges of urban climate change

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-145

  da Silva, Jo ^a   Kernaghan, Sam ^b   Luque, Andrés ^c  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^b International Development Arup   (Thailand)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change; governance; poverty; systems approach; urban resilience; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84867428768     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2012.718279     Document Type: Article

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