Risks of sea level rise to disadvantaged communities in the United States

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-185

  Martinich, Jeremy ^a   Neumann, James ^b   Ludwig, Lindsay ^b   Jantarasami, Lesley ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Industrial Economics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Coast; Environmental justice; Sea level rise; Social

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EQUITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871982141     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9356-0     Document Type: Article

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