When "Nature" strikes: A sociology of climate change and disaster vulnerabilities in Asia

Nature and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-80

  Islam, Md Saidul ^a   Lim, Si Hui ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Asia; Climate change; Mitigation; Natural disasters; Vulnerabilities

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EXTREME EVENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; NATURAL DISASTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA;

EID: 84924678559     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2015.100104     Document Type: Article

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