Understanding climate adaptation and transformation challenges in African cities

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 109-116

  Simon, David ^a,b   Leck, Hayley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

AFRICA;

EID: 84925451834     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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