Swimming alone? The role of social capital in enhancing local resilience to climate stress: a case study from Bangladesh

Climate and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 110-123

  Jordan, Joanne Catherine ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; climate stress; resilience; social capital; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927570559     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.934771     Document Type: Article

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