The challenges of climate change for Lagos, Nigeria

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-78

  Elias, Peter ^a   Omojola, Ademola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84924560004     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.02.008     Document Type: Review

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