Adapting to climate change: assessing the vulnerability of ecosystem services in Europe in the context of rural development

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 547-572

  Tzilivakis, John ^a   Warner, D J ^a   Green, A ^a   Lewis, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Rural development; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883691027     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-013-9507-6     Document Type: Article

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