Climate extremes and housing rights: A political ecology of impacts, early warning and adaptation constraints in Lagos slum communities

Geoforum

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-86

  Ajibade, Idowu ^a   McBean, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Floods; Housing rights; Political ecology; Slums

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84902492536     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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