Water insecurities and climate change adaptation in Thailand

Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 349-372

  Lebel, Louis ^a   Lebel, Phimphakan ^a   Daniel, Rajesh ^a  

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EID: 84886625535     PISSN: 20407262     EISSN: 20407270     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000005023     Document Type: Article

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