Justice in urban climate change adaptation: Criteria and application to Delhi

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hughes, Sara ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cities and climate change; Equity; Justice; Planning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84891871667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05929-180448     Document Type: Article

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