Unjust waters: Climate change, flooding and the urban poor in Africa

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 201-223

  Douglas, Ian ^a   Alam, Kurshid ^b   Maghenda, Mary Anne ^b   McDonnell, Yasmin ^c   McLean, Louise ^c   Campbell, Jack ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ActionAid International Hamlyn House ^*  (Kenya)

^c ActionAid UK   (United Kingdom)

^d UK Department for International Development (DFID)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925864629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770361     Document Type: Chapter

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