Extending a Geographic Lens Towards Climate Justice, Part 1: Climate Change Characterization and Impacts

Geography Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-248

  Burnham, Morey ^a   Radel, Claudia ^a   Ma, Zhao ^a   Laudati, Ann ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; MITIGATION; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84875237795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12034     Document Type: Review

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