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Vulnerability

By: Komalirani Yenneti
In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change
Edited by: S. George Philander
Subject:Climatography, Environmental Sociology, International Environment
Keywords:climate; climate change; disasters; ecosystems; hazards; resilience; vulnerability

Vulnerability research embraces an array of different definitions for vulnerability. Vulnerability to climate change as defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is “the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects ...

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  Yenneti, K. (2012). Vulnerability. In S. Philander (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change (Vol. 1, pp. 1445-1449). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n737
  
  Yenneti, Komalirani. "Vulnerability." In Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd ed.edited by Philander, S. George, 1445-49. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n737.
  
  Yenneti, K. 2012. Vulnerability. In: S. George Philander Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1445-1449 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n737> [Accessed 17 Apr 2021].
  
  Yenneti, Komalirani. "Vulnerability." Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Edited by S. George Philander.2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 1445-49. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n737.
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