Exposure of coastal built assets in the South Pacific to climate risks

Lalit Kumar () and Subhashni Taylor
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Lalit Kumar: University of New England School of Environmental and Rural Science Armidale
Subhashni Taylor: University of New England School of Environmental and Rural Science Armidale

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 11, 992-996

Abstract: A comprehensive analysis of the spatial distribution of infrastructure of 12 Pacific island countries reveals that their built assets are often concentrated close to the coast, exposing them to a variety of natural and climate change-related hazards.

Date: 2015
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