Subjective realities of climate change: How mental maps of impacts deliver socially sensible adaptation options

Sustainability Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-172

  Reckien, Diana ^a   Wildenberg, Martin ^b   Bachhofer, Michael ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Umweltforschungsinstitut GLOBAL 2000/Friends of the Earth Austria ^*  (Austria)

^c FCMapper   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Extreme events; Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping; Impacts; New Delhi, India; Social vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875510006     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-012-0179-z     Document Type: Article

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