Transitions between risk management regimes in cities

Ecology and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Solecki, William ^a   Pelling, Mark ^b   Garschagen, Matthias ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Resiliency; Risk management; Transformation; Transitions; Urban coasts

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HURRICANE SANDY 2012; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 85021789875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-09102-220238     Document Type: Article

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