Climate-change adaptation and mitigation: Implications for land acquisition and population relocation

Development Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 677-695

  Mcdowell, Christopher ^a  

^a Department of International Politics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Displacement; Involuntary resettlement

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RELOCATION; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 84885436728     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12030     Document Type: Article

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