Climate change, health, and sustainable development in africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 787-800

  Tosam, Mbih Jerome ^a   Mbih, Richard Achia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental health; Good governance; Health; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH IMPACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 85027955607     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9575-0     Document Type: Article

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