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A multi-dimensional assessment of urban vulnerability to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lise Byskov Herslund, Fatemeh Jalayer, Nathalie Jean-Baptiste, Gertrud Jørgensen, Sigrun Kabisch, Wilbard Kombe, Sarah Lindley, Patrik Karlsson Nyed, Stephan Pauleit, Andreas Printz,

Natural Hazards · 2015 · 93 citations · 35 references

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Summary for Policymakers

Thomas J. Barker, I. Bashmakov, L. Bernstein et al. · Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 2007 · 9.2K citations · Full text

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability, and Disasters

Joseph F. St. Cyr · Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management · 2005 · 3.4K citations

Management, Political Science, Risk Management +17

Social Capital, Collective Action, and Adaptation to Climate Change

W. Neil Adger · Economic Geography · 2003 · 2.5K citations

Management, Environmental Social Science, Climate Change Adaptation +12

Impervious Surface Coverage: The Emergence of a Key Environmental Indicator

Chester Arnold, C. James Gibbons · Journal of the American Planning Association · 1996 · 2.1K citations

Planning, Community Planning, Urban Planning +14

The asset vulnerability framework: Reassessing urban poverty reduction strategies

Caroline Moser · World Development · 1998 · 2K citations

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Urban Policy +14