Vulnerability and adaptation to severe weather events in the American southwest

Climate change can induce changes in the frequency of severe weather events representing a threat to socio-economic development. It is thus of uttermost importance to understand how the vulnerability to the weather of local communities is determined and how adaptation public policies can be effectiv...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Boero, Laura Bianchini, Donatella Pasqualini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094715000195