Adaptation to incremental climate stress in urban regions: Tailoring an approach to large cities in sub-saharan Africa

Springer Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-18

  Macchi, Silvia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Climate change debate; Peri urban Africa; Uncertainty; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920164805     PISSN: 23520698     EISSN: 23520701     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00672-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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