The impact of climate change on tribal communities in the US: Displacement, relocation, and human rights

Climatic Change

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 601-614

  Maldonado, Julie Koppel ^a   Shearer, Christine ^b   Bronen, Robin ^c   Peterson, Kristina ^d   Lazrus, Heather ^e  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; CULTURAL PRACTICES; ECONOMIC DECLINE; GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS; HEALTH IMPACT; PERMAFROST THAWS; RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM; SEA LEVEL RISE;

SEA LEVEL; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADVOCACY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL TRADITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN RIGHTS; PERMAFROST; RELOCATION; SEA LEVEL;

ALASKA; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884140931     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0746-z     Document Type: Article

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