An integrated method for assessing climate-related risks and adaptation alternatives in urban areas

Climate Risk Management

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-50

  Andersson Sköld, Yvonne ^a,b   Thorsson, Sofia ^a   Rayner, David ^a   Lindberg, Fredrik ^a   Janhäll, Sara ^c   Jonsson, Anna ^d   Moback, Ulf ^e   Bergman, Ramona ^f   Granberg, Mikael ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b COWI AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e City of Gothenburg Göteborgs stad   (Sweden)

^f SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaption measures; Air pollution; Flooding; Heat; Integrated assessment; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921771983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22120963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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