Cumulative pressures on sustainable livelihoods: Coastal adaptation in the mekong delta

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 228-241

  Smith, Timothy F ^a   Thomsen, Dana C ^a   Gould, Steve ^a   Schmitt, Klaus ^b   Schlegel, Bianca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Coastal livelihoods; Mekong; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTREME EVENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MEKONG DELTA; SOC TRANG; VIET NAM;

EID: 84882641036     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5010228     Document Type: Article

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