Experiences of integrated assessment of climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation modelling in London and Durban

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 361-380

  Walsh, C L ^a   Roberts, D ^b   Dawson, R J ^a   Hall, J W ^c   Nickson, A ^d   Hounsome, R ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Environmental Change Institute ^*

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; decision making; integrated assessment; local government

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MITIGATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

DURBAN; ENGLAND; KWAZULU-NATAL; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885929173     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247813501121     Document Type: Review

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