Social, Environmental, and Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of the Municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Vulnerability to climate change is a complex and dynamic phenomenon involving both social and physical/environmental aspects. It is presented as a method for the quantification of the vulnerability of all municipalities of Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil. It is based on the aggregation...

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Main Authors: Ana Flávia Quintão, Isabela Brito, Frederico Oliveira, Ana Paula Madureira, Ulisses Confalonieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2821343