The rising tide: Assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low-elevation coastal zones

Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Understanding and Addressing the Development Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 51-76

  McGranahan, Gordon ^a   Balk, Deborah ^b   Anderson, Bridget ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c New York City Department of Sanitation   (United States)

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EID: 84925847213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770361     Document Type: Chapter

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