Differentiating capacities as a means to sustainable climate change adaptation

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Eakin, H C ^a   Lemos, M C ^b   Nelson, D R ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Capacity; Climate change; Poverty; Risk; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARIZONA; BRAZIL; CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905179651     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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