Managing change and building resilience: A multi-stressor analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Africa and Asia

Urban Climate

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 183-204

  Padgham, Jon ^a   Jabbour, Jason ^b   Dietrich, Katie ^c  

^a System for Analysis Research and Training (START)   (United States)

^b United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Africa; Climate change; South Asia; Urban and peri urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929233995     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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