Climate change in suburbs: An exploration of key impacts and vulnerabilities

Urban Climate

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-97

  Leichenko, Robin M ^a   Solecki, William D ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Impacts; New Jersey; Suburbs; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888206150     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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