Influence of institutional access and social capital on adaptation decision: Empirical evidence from hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh

Ecological Economics

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 243-251

  Alam, GM Monirul ^a,b   Alam, Khorshed ^a   Mushtaq, Shahbaz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bangladesh; Determinants; Institutional access; Riverbank erosion; Social capital; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BANK EROSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; RIVER BANK; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TREE PLANTING; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84981277911     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.07.012     Document Type: Article

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