Coastal vulnerability and progress in climate change adaptation: An Australian case study

Regional Studies in Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-123

  Sano, Marcello ^a   Gainza, June ^a,b   Baum, Scott ^a   Choy, Darryl Low ^a   Neumann, Silvia ^a   Tomlinson, Rodger ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation progress; Coastal hazards; Local government; South East Queensland; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942113999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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