Stay or leave? Potential climate change adaptation strategies among Aboriginal people in coastal communities in northern Australia

Natural Hazards

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 591-609

  Zander, Kerstin K ^a   Petheram, Lisa ^b   Garnett, Stephen T ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Destination choice; East Arnhem Land; Precautionary adaptation; Relocation; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RELOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIAL IMPACT; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84877079077     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0591-4     Document Type: Article

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