Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Agrarian Settings: Current Thinking, New Directions, and Research Frontiers

Geography Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-197

  Carr, Edward R ^a,b   Thompson, Mary C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Society Environment   (United States)

^c BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^d BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; GENDER IDENTITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; SOCIAL IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84896839015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12121     Document Type: Article

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