Performative vulnerability: Climate change adaptation policies and financing in Kiribati

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2717-2733

  Webber, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Kiribati; Performativity; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELITE POLITICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; VULNERABILITY;

KIRIBATI; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 84888403640     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a45311     Document Type: Article

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