Vulnerability, Risk and Adaptation Assessment Methods in the Pacific Islands Region: Past approaches, and considerations for the future

Sustainability Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-405

  Hay, John E ^a   Mimura, Nobuo ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assessment; Methods; Pacific; Risk; Tools; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879786037     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0211-y     Document Type: Article

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