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Déjà vu or something new? The adaptation concept in the climate change literature

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ID8944005
AuthorsThomas J Bassett (0000-0002-7536-2108, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Charles Fogelman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year2013
Volume48
Pages42-53
Publication date2013-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.04.010
OpenAlexW2071666077
LanguageEN
Citations received197
References cited50

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