Ten strategies to systematically exploit all options to cope with anthropogenic climate change

Environment Systems and Decisions

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 578-590

  Hoss, Frauke ^a,b   Klima, Kelly ^a   Fischbeck, Paul ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cities; Climate change; Emergency management; Mitigation; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MITIGATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84912094130     PISSN: 21945403     EISSN: 21945411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-014-9517-2     Document Type: Article

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