Vulnerabilities and adaptation of ports to climate change

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1021-1045

  Nursey Bray, Melissa ^a,b   Blackwell, Boyd ^a,d   Brooks, Ben ^a   Campbell, Marnie L ^a,c   Goldsworthy, Laurie ^a   Pateman, Hilary ^a   Rodrigues, Ian ^a   Roome, Melanie ^a   Wright, Jeffrey T ^a   Francis, John ^a   Hewitt, Chad L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KPMG Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; Australia; climate change; ports; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PORT OPERATION; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879555860     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716363     Document Type: Article

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