Social production of vulnerability to climate change in the rural middle hills of Nepal

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 53-64

  Sapkota, Prativa ^a,b   Keenan, Rodney J ^b   Paschen, Jana Axinja ^b   Ojha, Hemant R ^c  

^a International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bourdieu's field of practice; Cross scale analysis; Marginalized groups; Middle hills Nepal; Social vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; MOBILITY; OCCUPATION; RURAL AREA; VULNERABILITY;

HIMALAYAS; MIDDLE HILLS; NEPAL;

EID: 84989170150     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.09.007     Document Type: Article

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