Global warming and tropical cyclone damage to housing in the Philippines

Climate Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-60

  Esteban, Miguel ^a,e   Stromberg, Per ^b,f   Gasparatos, Alexandros ^c   Thompson Pomeroy, Dexter ^d  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d 6462 Lerner Hall ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Housing damage; Intensity increase; Philippines; Tropical cyclone; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; INTENSITY INCREASE; PHILIPPINES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY; TYPHOON INTENSITIES; VULNERABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

HURRICANES;

DEVELOPING WORLD; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM DAMAGE; TYPHOON; URBAN HOUSING; VULNERABILITY;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84875313693     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01134     Document Type: Article

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