How urbanization enhanced exposure to climate risks in the Pacific: A case study in the Republic of Palau
The increasing risk of coastal flooding and water shortage in Pacific Island Countries is usually attributed to climate change hazards. This ignores other risk components, exposure and vulnerability, of which a major contributor is urbanization. We develop simplified analyses that can be applied to...
Main Authors: | David Mason, Akiko Iida, Satoshi Watanabe, Luke P Jackson, Makoto Yokohari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abb9dc |
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