Conceptual and practical barriers to adaptation: vulnerability and responses to heat waves in the UK

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Wolf, J., Lorenzoni, I., Few, R., Abrahamson, V. and Raine, R. 2009. Conceptual and practical barriers to adaptation: vulnerability and responses to heat waves in the UK. in: Adger, W., Lorenzoni, I. and O'Brien, K. (ed.) Adapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press. pp. 181-196
AuthorsWolf, J., Lorenzoni, I., Few, R., Abrahamson, V. and Raine, R.
EditorsAdger, W., Lorenzoni, I. and O'Brien, K.
Page range181-196
Year2009
Book titleAdapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance
PublisherCambridge University Press
Output statusPublished
Place of publicationCambridge, UK
ISBN9780521764858
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Print25 Jun 2009
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Deposited21 Mar 2011
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