Climate change and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-51

  Olajide, Oluwafemi ^a   Lawanson, Taibat ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

castal settlement; climate change; flood; Lagos; urban poverty; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SOCIETY; VULNERABILITY;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84898030968     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2013.878348     Document Type: Article

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