Impacts of flooding on coastal fishing folks and risk adaptation behaviours in Epe, Lagos State

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 339-346

  Samuel Oyekale, Abayomi ^a   Mukela, Fanarose ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fishing folks; Flooding; Impact; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHING; FLOODING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84896133841     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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