Geopolitics of climate change: A review

Thermal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 629-654

  Bošnjaković, Branko ^a  

^a University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adaptation globalization; Climate change; Energy security; Geopolitics; Global power; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY SECURITY;

ADAPTATION GLOBALIZATION; GEOGRAPHICS; GEOPOLITIC; GLOBAL POWER; GLOBALISATION; INTEREST GROUPS; MITIGATION; POWER; PROBLEM AREAS; PROCESS AREAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84868529646     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI120202127B     Document Type: Review

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