The past, present and future of adaptation: Setting the context and naming the challenges

Climate Adaptation Futures

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-30

  Palutikof, Jean ^a   Parry, Martin ^b   Smith, Mark Stafford ^c   Ash, Andrew J ^c   Boulter, Sarah L ^a   Waschka, Marie ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886320786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118529577.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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