Island morphology, reef resources, and development paths in the Maldives

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 728-749

  Naylor, Alexander K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation paths; coastal vulnerability; Maldives; small island states

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ISLAND; ATOLL; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; SEA WALL; SMALL ISLAND STATE; VULNERABILITY;

MALDIVES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84948701696     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: 14770296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133315598269     Document Type: Article

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