Understanding cape town’s climate

Climate Change at the City Scale: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Cape Town

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 9-20

  Tadross, Mark ^a   Taylor, Anna ^b   Johnston, Peter ^c  

^a UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE

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EID: 84917281472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203112656     Document Type: Chapter

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