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10 - From Public to Citizen Responsibilities in Urban Climate Adaptation

A Thick Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2019

By
Caroline J. Uittenbroek ,
Heleen L. P. Mees ,
Dries L. T. Hegger  and
Peter P. J. Driessen
Edited by
Jeroen van der Heijden ,
Harriet Bulkeley  and
Chiara Certomà
Jeroen van der Heijden
Affiliation:
Victoria University of Wellington
Harriet Bulkeley
Affiliation:
University of Durham
Chiara Certomà
Affiliation:
Ghent University
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Urban Climate Politics
Agency and Empowerment
 , pp. 171 - 189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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